Apple on Tuesday confirmed that it had removed from its online store an iPhone and iPad app that let users view the content on the WikiLeaks site and follow the WikiLeaks Twitter account.
It was removed from the App Store three days after being launched on 17 December. Basically the paid app was selling WikiLeaks content (available for free) for $1.99.
Its developer promised to donate $1 for every download to organizations that “promote the future of online democracy.”
The removal comes at a time when a series of firms - including Amazon, Visa, MasterCard and PayPal - have removed services - including web hosting and processing of donations - to Wikileaks.
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Trudy Muller, an Apple spokesperson, said the company had removed the app “because it violated our developer guidelines.” Ms. Muller added: “Apps must comply with all local laws and may not put an individual or group in harm’s way.”
From the WikiLeaks App’s description:
“The Wikileaks app gives instant access to the world’s most documented leakage of top secret memos and other confidential government documents.”
Wikileaks apps are still available for other phones, such as those running Google Android.
All of the material offered by the Wikileaks iPhone app can be accessed for free via the phone's browser and other non-Wikileaks apps.
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