According to the source: "The number of App Store takedown requests where the request sufficiently demonstrated a valid legal violation and Apple proceeded with removal of app(s) from the App Store. We count each app takedown request related to alleged/suspected legal violations where we proceeded with app removal and report the total number of apps removed in such instances by country or region."
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Apple App Store: mobile apps removed H2 2021, by region
During the second half of 2021, the Apple App Store removed 302 mobile apps from the Apple App Store. During the same period, Apple removed 293 mobile iOS apps previously available on the Apple App Store in China. The company removed 6 mobile iOS apps available in Russia, as well as one mobile iOS app available in Brazil. During the last half of 2021, Apple received 69 legal violation takedown requests from global government agencies for mobile apps distributed via the Apple App Store.
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