Following China’s tightened policies in the virtual world, Microsoft’s Skype was removed from China’s app stores. Reports from China suggest, that the voice over internet protocol apps were functioning against the local law, formed by the Ministry of Public Security.
China’s internet censorship is known for its strict laws – often called, the Great Firewall, however is said to have removed Skype from Apple’s Store, the Chinese app store, from last month itself. This is not the first time, when China has blocked popular applications, citing security reasons. In the past, WhatsApp saw a partial ban in the country, around the same time Apple’s Store removed Virtual Private Network (VPN) services. iBooks, iTunes Movies, Facebook, Gmail et al. are the other applications, which were firewalled by China in the past.
