Apple Named in China Porn App Investigation

April 17, 2013 at 4:12 am PT

Apple Inc. is once again in the pages of the People’s Daily, this time in an article listing a number of websites and app stores that have been investigated for providing pornographic content in China.

The Cupertino, Calif., company’s appearance on the list (in Chinese), which mostly includes relatively obscure websites, has spurred concern on the Chinese Internet that this may represent the beginning of another campaign by the government against Apple. But Apple’s most recent appearance in state media is markedly different from the March attacks that prompted an apology from Chief Executive Tim Cook.

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