Apple pulls dozens of ChatGPT-style apps from China App Store ahead of regulatory changes

Apple is reportedly cracking down on the availability of ChatGPT-style apps in China amid regulatory scrutiny. A new report today says that Apple has removed “over a hundred” apps that “provide ChatGPT-style services” in China “ahead of forthcoming changes to regulations in the country.”

According to the South China Morning Post post, Apple has pulled a handful of apps in this category. In notices to affected developers, Apple says that the apps were removed “because they include content that is illegal in China.”

The apps were all pulled off…