Apple removes 1Blocker from China App Store, says it`s a VPN
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1Blocker`s Mac app has also been ousted... What you need to know Apple has removed a popular ad-blocker from the App Store in China. 1Blocker was taken down because it is a VPN. The developer says it will appeal the decision, as it has no VPN servers and doesn`t route any data through servers at all. Apple has removed 1Blocker from the App Store in China over claims the app is a VPN, and that the developer doesn`t have a suitable license required to operate it. 1Blocker took to Twitter Tuesday stating: Apple removed 1Blocker from the China App Store for being a `VPN app`. We`re going to appeal this. We have no VPN servers. In fact, we don`t route data traffic through any servers at all. Everything`s done locally inside our network extension. A notice attached to the tweet from App Store Review highlights section `5.4 VPN apps` in its subject and says that 1Blocker `will be removed from the China App Store because it includes content that is illegal in China.` Speci...