China Orders Apple to Remove Porn from App Store

Apple, which apologized to Chinese consumers this month after being criticized by state-run media, was ordered by the government to remove obscene content that can be accessed through its App Store. The National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications named Apple among 198 websites ordered to remove content, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, without providing details of the material.

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