{"id":407686,"date":"2017-08-01T09:05:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T09:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/apple-pulls-60-vpns-from-china-app-store-starr-fm\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T09:05:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T09:05:23","slug":"apple-pulls-60-vpns-from-china-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/apple-pulls-60-vpns-from-china-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple \u2018pulls 60 VPNs from China App Store\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.4.4--><\/p>\n<p>The creators of several Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have criticised Apple\u2019s decision to remove their products from its App Store in China.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC understands that as many as 60 VPNs were pulled over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Apple said it was legally required to remove them because they did not comply with new regulations.<\/p>\n<p>It refused to confirm the exact number of apps withdrawn, but did not deny the figure. It added that dozens of legal VPN apps were still available.<\/p>\n<p>One provider of the technology has said it will file an appeal with Apple.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a VPN?<\/h2>\n<p>VPNs allow users to mask their identity online by funnelling web browsing and other internet activity through a third party\u2019s computer.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, users can hide their IP addresses and access online material that has been censored or blocked by their internet service provider.<\/p>\n<h2>Which VPNs have been affected?<\/h2>\n<p>A company that analyses mobile app sales, www.aso100.com, has told the BBC that more than 60 VPNs were no longer available in Apple\u2019s China mainland App Store.<\/p>\n<p>Golden Frog, the company that distributes VyprVPN was critical of the decision, saying it would file an appeal with Apple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Apple views accessibility as a human right, we would hope Apple will likewise recognize internet access as a human right (the UN has even ruled it as such) and would choose human rights over profits,\u201d said Golden Frog\u2019s president Sunday Yokubaitis in a blog post.<\/p>\n<p>ExpressVPN said it was \u201cdismayed\u201d that the tech giant had \u201csided with censorship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The apps are still available in Apple\u2019s App Stores outside China.<\/p>\n<h2>Who uses VPNs in China and why?<\/h2>\n<p>China has for many years censored content it sees as politically sensitive, using an increasingly sophisticated set of filters that critics have called the \u201cgreat firewall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In its most recent rankings, the advocacy group Freedom House dubbed China \u201cthe year\u2019s worst abuser of internet freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>VPNs allow users to skirt around these filters and gain access to websites and services that are restricted or banned.<\/p>\n<p>There is no outright ban on VPNs, and in fact many major corporations use them legitimately under the current laws.<\/p>\n<p>The latest push to tighten access has targeted VPNs that are mostly used by individuals rather than companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; The creators of several Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have criticised Apple\u2019s decision to remove their products from its App Store in China. 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