Apple yields to pressure from Beijing, starts removing VPN apps from China App Store

The Chinese government is dead serious about controlling the internet, especially with the Communist Party Congress just around the corner. Earlier this week, China tightened its grip over messaging service in the country, as many WhatsApp users have been unable to continue to send or receive images, videos or even text messages.

Today, multiple VPN providers active in China have received notifications from Apple that informs them their software will be removed from the China App Store “because it includes content that is illegal in China.”

ExpressVPN has ...