Apple has removed almost 42,000 games so far in App Store licensing purge in China

Apple has removed almost 42,000 games so far in App Store licensing purge in China

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To comply with Chinese law, Apple has removed nearly 42,000 games from the App Store in China since July 1 because these apps didn’t have proper licenses. Market researcher Niko Partners found that Apple removed 14,914 games in July ahead of a July 31 deadline to comply with a 2016 regulation that …

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