China Orders Apple to Remove Dorsey’s Bitchat, the App Iran Protesters Used to Communicate
Jack Dorsey, in a typically understated fashion, confirmed on X (formerly known as Twitter, though let’s be honest, no one’s calling it that) that Bitchat was indeed kicked off China’s App Store in February 2026. The CAC cited Article 3 of their regulations, because, you know, “social mobilization” and all that fun stuff. It’s been in place since 2018, ensuring that any platform with even a whisper of the potential to be useful during a protest gets a government-approved background check. The App Store listing and TestFlight beta version? Gone. But don’t worry, the app is still alive and kicking in every other market. Victory for freedom! Well, not really in China.
