Apple has removed two popular gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, from its app store in China following an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China. This move has raised concerns within the LGBT community in the country.

• Blued is one of China's most widely-used gay dating apps, with tens of millions of downloads.
• An Apple spokesperson confirmed the removal, stating, "We follow the laws of 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."
• A "lite" version of the Blued app and other gay dating apps like Jicco and Jack’d remain available in China.
• This follows a 2022 removal of Grindr from Apple's App Store in China and new 2023 rules requiring all apps serving domestic users to register for licenses.