Blued and Finka were removed from Apple’s App Store.
LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance have taken another hit in China, with Apple removing two of the countries biggest LGBTQ+ dating apps. Wired reports that Blued and Finka are no longer available on the iOS App Store or certain Android App Stores following orders from the Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s internet regulator and censor.
Apple told Wired that it must “follow the laws in the countries where we operate.” Both dating apps were available solely in China, where LGBTQ+ dating apps are minimal — Grindr, for instance, hasn’t been available on Apple since 2022. Blued exists internationally under the name HeeSay.
China has increasingly cracked down on LGBTQ+ individuals’ rights and groups in recent years, allegedly shuttering large organizations like the Beijing LGBT Center in 2023. For reasons unknown, Blued previously stopped new registrations this past July, with individuals buying second-hand accounts to use the app. However, it reopened in the middle of August.
“It didn’t happen and if it did it was CIA operation” hah classic
it’s interesting how you conflate 2 things that are barely related to each other, in this case:
i guess i can see how you get the 2 thing confused with one another since they’re tangentially related to china and i would too if i too refused to do some light reading to educate myself about the world.
You’re the one who started talking about it being American propaganda though, as you would ofc
that’s exactly what this article is.
the article makes it sound like the chinese government is cracking down on queers by getting rid of grindr when the reality is that the american government forced the chinese to sell their ownership of grindr and chinese queers prefer to use grindr alternatives anyways.