Apple is removing software from its app store in China that allows users to skirt the country's Great Firewall. "We are writing to notify you that your application will be removed from the China App Store because it includes content that is illegal in China," Apple said in a notice to ExpressVPN. We just received notice that @Apple removing all the @VPN apps from the @China app store. Related: China fortifies Great Firewall with crackdown on VPNsExpressVPN said that it was "disappointed" and "troubled to see Apple aiding China's censorship efforts." China has tightened internet censorship across the board ahead of a key Communist Party meeting this fall, where a major senior leadership reshuffle is expected.

Source: CNN July 29, 2017 13:18 UTC