Apple Ordered to Remove Obscene Content From China Store

Apple, which apologized this month in China after being criticized by state-run media for poor customer service, was ordered by the government to remove obscene content accessed through its online applications store.

The National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications named Apple among 198 websites ordered to remove content, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, without providing details of the material. The order to delete content in Apple’s China online store that offers applications for use on the iPhone and iPad follows more than a dozen stories in the state-run People’s Daily in the past month accusing Apple of arrogance and poor customer service. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook apologized on April 2 for warranty and repair policies and promised to improve training and support in its biggest market after the US.