Popular Quran App Barred From Chinese App Store
Neither government nor Apple presented an explanation but many publications assumed that the app was removed for hosting illegal religious texts
Fulfilling the government’s request, Apple has taken down one of the world’s most popular Quran app titled Quran Majeed from the Chinese app store.
The application has been available across the world on the App Store which has nearly 150,000 reviews and it is used by millions of Muslims worldwide.
China is considered one of Apple’s biggest markets, and the company’s supply chain is heavily reliant on Chinese manufacturing.
Neither the government nor Apple presented an explanation but many publications assumed that the app was removed for hosting illegal religious texts.
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Interestingly, the deletion of the app was first noticed by Apple Censorship, a website that monitors apps on Apple’s App Store globally.
The statement from the app’s maker says that the application has been removed from the China App Store because it includes content that requires additional documentation from Chinese authorities.
Further, Apple and Google removed a tactical voting app last month that was devised by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
It is to be noted that Quran Majeed isn’t the first application to be detached from the Chinese app store, Olive Tree’s Bible was also taken down this week.
Later, it was revealed that Olive Tree was required to provide a permit demonstrating its authorization to distribute an app with book or magazine content in mainland China.
