


by Apple at the request of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)". In a message on Twitter, Pocket Casts said that its app "has been removed. Separately US-based Chinese activists said on Thursday that Zoom Video Communications temporarily shut an account after the activists held an event to commemorate the 31st anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown. Microsoft Apps Home/ Music/ Pocket Casts Desktop Pocket Casts Desktop Shifty Jelly Music (305) Free Get in Store app Description The worlds most powerful podcast player, now on your Windows device. Free download, but requires a Pocket Casts Plus subscription to use. The removal comes amid growing debate over China and freedom of speech after a resurgence of activity by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, angered by Beijing's plans to impose new security laws. The worlds most powerful podcast player, now on your Windows device. Reuters was not immediately able to contact the CAC by fax using the official number provided for the watchdog by the government. Pockets Casts, ranked 85th most popular in the podcast news app section on Apple's US website, said on Wednesday the move was taken by Apple after intervention by Beijing's top Internet watchdog.Īpple US officials weren't immediately available for comment outside regular US market hours.

Reuters couldn't immediately verify why the app was no longer available in the store. Instead of playing it in inferior apps, drop it into Pocket Casts, upload to your 10GB of cloud storage and have it available everywhere you listen already. New York-based podcasting platform Pocket Casts said its app had been taken down from Apple's app store in China. There is so much amazing content out there, but sometimes you come across something that isn’t a podcast.
