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Apple removes Quran app in China after request from officials
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IANS | 15 Oct, 2021
Apple has taken down one of the world's most popular Quran apps in China
after a request from Chinese officials, the BBC reported.
Quran Majeed is available across the world on the App Store, and has nearly 150,000 reviews.
However,
Apple removed the app at the request of Chinese officials, allegedly
for hosting illegal religious texts, the company said.
The Chinese government has not responded to a request for comment.
The
deletion of the app was first noticed by Apple Censorship - a website
that monitors apps on Apple's App Store globally, the report said.
The Chinese Communist Party officially recognises Islam as a religion in the country.
However,
China has been accused of human rights violation, and even genocide,
against the mostly Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang.
It is
not clear what rules the app has broken in China. Quran Majeed says it
is "trusted by over 35 million Muslims globally", the report added.
Last month, both Apple and Google had removed a tactical voting app devised by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Russian
authorities had threatened to fine the two companies if they refused to
drop the app, which told users who could unseat ruling party
candidates.
China is one of Apple's biggest markets, and the company's supply chain is heavily reliant on Chinese manufacturing.
Apple
Chief Executive Tim Cook has been accused of hypocrisy by politicians
in the US for speaking out about American politics, but staying quiet
about China.
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