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  2. Internet censorship in China - Wikipedia

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    The Central Government of China started its Internet censorship with three regulations. The first regulation was called the Temporary Regulation for the Management of Computer Information Network International Connection. The regulation was passed in the 42nd Standing Convention of the State Council on 23 January 1996.

  3. China orders Apple to remove WhatsApp, Threads, other apps in ...

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    April 19, 2024 at 3:36 PM. Apple has removed popular messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal from its iPhone app store in China after the Chinese government ordered the company to do so ...

  4. iMessage - Wikipedia

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    iMessage. iMessage is an instant messaging service developed by Apple Inc. and launched in 2011. iMessage functions exclusively on Apple platforms – including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS – as part of Apple's approach to inter-device integration, which has been described by media outlets as a means of achieving vendor lock-in. [1] [2] [3 ...

  5. Censorship in China - Wikipedia

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    Censorship in the People's Republic of China is mandated by the PRC's ruling party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is one of the strictest censorship regimes in the world. [1] The government censors content for mainly political reasons, such as curtailing political opposition, and censoring events unfavorable to the CCP, such as the 1989 ...

  6. Messages (Apple) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Messages (formerly Text) is a text messaging software application developed by Apple Inc. for its macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS operating systems . The mobile version of Messages on iOS used on iPhone and iPad also supports SMS and MMS and was known as Text prior to iPhone OS 3. Users can tell the difference between a message ...

  7. Text messaging - Wikipedia

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    China. Text messaging has historically been popular and cheap in China. About 700 billion messages were sent in 2007. Text message spam has also been a problem in China. In 2007, 353.8 billion spam messages were sent, up 93% from the previous year. It is about 12.44 messages per week per person.

  8. Snapchat - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.snapchat.com. Snapchat is an American multimedia instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc., originally Snapchat Inc. One of the principal features of Snapchat is that pictures and messages are usually only available for a short time before they become inaccessible to their recipients.

  9. SMS - Wikipedia

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    SMS is being increasingly challenged by Internet Protocol-based messaging services such as RCS, Matrix, Apple's iMessage, Signal, Facebook Messenger/WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, WeChat (in China) and Line (in Japan), available on smart phones with internet connections.