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Re:GreatFire is tracking Apple iOS applications for instance... by lazyasciiart on Sunday February 03, 2019 @09:50PM (#19073614)
And nobody ever leaves the country. Or if they do, they're totally willing to go through the entire giant hassle of switching their account for a few days.
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Re:GreatFire is tracking Apple iOS applications for instance... by threeseed on Sunday February 03, 2019 @11:10PM (#19073932)
Then take that up with the individual app developer.

It has nothing to do with Apple or censorship.

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Re:GreatFire is tracking Apple iOS applications for instance... by lazyasciiart on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:51AM (#19074257)
I was objecting to the statement that some apps are not relevant in those countries.
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Re:GreatFire is tracking Apple iOS applications for instance... by Arnt on Monday February 04, 2019 @07:17AM (#19075664)
At a guess, restricting an area-specific app to its service area diminishes the number of unanswerable support questions and one-star reviews by people outside the service area.

Pity for expats (like me).

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Re:GreatFire is tracking Apple iOS applications for instance... by PhasmaFelis on Sunday February 03, 2019 @10:58PM (#19073889)
That's a pain in the ass, but it's not censorship.
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Re:GreatFire is tracking Apple iOS applications for instance... by amingilani on Sunday February 03, 2019 @09:52PM (#19073621)
Yeah, that's how I found out BotA didn't distribute their app in Pakistan
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Re:GreatFire is tracking Apple iOS applications for instance... by mikkelam on Monday February 04, 2019 @03:45AM (#19074839)
You have to specifically go into settings and change your app store country
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