{"id":401694,"date":"2022-01-31T17:39:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/grindr-disappears-from-apple-android-stores-in-china\/"},"modified":"2022-01-31T17:39:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:39:05","slug":"grindr-disappears-from-apple-android-stores-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/grindr-disappears-from-apple-android-stores-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"#Grindr disappears from Apple, Android stores in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Grindr dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears from Apple, Android stores in China<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/grindr_40.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Popular gay dating app Grindr has vanished from app stores in China amid a government crackdown on \u201cbad Internet culture.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grindr was removed from Apple\u2019s app store in China on Thursday, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qimai.cn\/search\/index\/country\/cn\/version\/ios14\/search\/grindr\/advise\/grindr\">data<\/a> from app analytics site Qima. Grindr has also been banned from Android app stores run by Chinese phone makers like Tencent and Huawei, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-01-31\/gay-dating-app-grindr-vanishes-from-china-app-store-before-2022-winter-olympics?sref=ExbtjcSG\">Bloomberg reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The removals came days after China\u2019s Cyberspace Administration <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/mYHzZbs1dd6yMlXTQ9ub3w\">announced<\/a> a new censorship push to create a \u201ccivilized, healthy, festive and peaceful atmosphere for online public opinion\u201d ahead of the winter Olympic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, which kick off on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The crackdown is targeting online pornography, gambling and the promotion of \u201cmoney worship\u201d among other perceived ills, the internet regulator said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the announcement didn\u2019t mention dating apps or homosexuality, LGBTQ people face widespread discrimination in China, which has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2021\/09\/china-bans-sissy-men-from-tv\/\">banned depictions of gay people<\/a> and \u201csissy men\u201d from appearing on television.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Apple has played an important part in Chinese government censorship, removing apps for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> and podcasts, as well as banning an app that pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong had used to organize protests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Apple also reportedly removed a popular Quran app last year at the request of the Chinese government, which has been accused of committing genocide against its Uighur Muslim minority.<\/p>\n<p>Google does not operate an app store in China. Instead, other companies like Tencent and Huawei operate their own stores that offer Android applications. Those app stores frequently also censor apps at the behest of the government.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grindr, Apple and Google did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to requests for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a 2020 document outlining its \u201chuman rights policy,\u201d Apple gave a wishy-washy explanation of its stance on censorship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe in the critical importance of an open society in which information flows freely, and we\u2019re convinced the best way we can continue to promote openness is to remain engaged, even where we may disagree with a country\u2019s laws,\u201d the company said. \u201cWe\u2019re required to comply with local laws, and at times there are complex issues about which we may disagree with governments and other stakeholders on the right path forward.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other US tech companies including Microsoft-owned LinkedIn and Yahoo have pulled out of the Chinese market in recent months amid what both companies called an increasingly \u201cchallenging\u201d operating environment. Prior to LinkedIn\u2019s withdrawal, the site had drawn criticism for censoring posts from journalists and academics who had written critically about the Chinese government.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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