Apple has removed the New York Times app from its store in China after a government request, in an example of how far the company will go to please the authorities in its third-largest market, according to The Guardian.

China operates what is thought to be the largest internet censorship regime in the world, blocking thousands of foreign websites viewed as a threat by the ruling Communist party. Google, Twitter, Facebook Youtube and Instagram are all inaccessible.Apple removed the English and Chinese-language versions of the New York Times app on 23 December, although it was not immediately clear why.

Apple removed the English and Chinese-language versions of the New York Times app on 23 December, although it was not immediately clear why.