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Re:Apple has allegedly begun removing Iranian iOS apps from ... by cixin on Monday January 30, 2017 @08:46PM (#13526795)
Interesting. Looks like the Google Play store was also embargoed at one point:

‪http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/28/4669004/google-opens-play-...

I wonder what exactly is going on. Trump administration looking for ways to put pressure on Apple?

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Re:Apple has allegedly begun removing Iranian iOS apps from ... by toast0 on Monday January 30, 2017 @09:15PM (#13526938)
When google play was embargoed, android developers in Iran (and elsewhere) could publish apks on their websites to distribute to users inside Iran. When the apple app store is embargoed, you have to work a lot harder :(
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Re:Apple has allegedly begun removing Iranian iOS apps from ... by CodyReichert on Monday January 30, 2017 @08:53PM (#13526822)
Well he does use an Android, so it wouldn't surprise me if that was 100% correct.
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Re:Apple has allegedly begun removing Iranian iOS apps from ... by imron on Monday January 30, 2017 @09:07PM (#13526892)
Yes, I'm sure it's that, rather than say Apple making sure it conforms to existing (e.g. pre-Trump) U.S. law /s

See: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/31/560.204

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