Apple has removed top Chinese gay dating apps Blued and Finka from the country's App Store, WIRED has reported.

Apple received a government order to remove the apps. "We follow the laws in the countries where we operate. Based on an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China, we have removed these two apps from the China storefront only," an Apple spokesperson told WIRED in an email. "Earlier this year, the developer of Finka elected to remove the app from storefronts outside of China, and Blued was available only in China."

Blued and Finka, which are owned by the same parent company, BlueCity , have also reportedly been removed from several Android stores. Users who have already downloaded the apps can still use them, according to WIRED . Products available for purcha

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