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Apple says Chinese government ordered it to remove two Meta-owned apps for ‘national security’ reasonsApple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese App Store after the Chinese government ordered it to do so for “national security” reasons.Apple confirmed it had withdrawn the two apps – both owned by Meta, also the owner of Facebook – under instruction from the Cyberspace Administration of China,...

At start of what is expected to be a five-month trial, Epic says Apple has allowed such options for physical goods and the ‘sky did not fall in’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastApple’s claim that allowing outside payment systems is a security risk does not “survive scrutiny” as it...