"Apple hobbled a crucial tool of dissent in China weeks before widespread protests broke out," reports Quartz. "Anti-government protests flared in several Chinese cities and on college campuses over the weekend. But the country’s most widespread show of public dissent in decades will have to manage without a crucial communication tool, because Apple restricted its use in China earlier this month" to help quell protests.
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