During the second half of 2021, the Apple App Store received ** app removal requests from global government agencies due to alleged legal violations. Additionally, the company received *** removal request for alleged violations of the Apple App Store policies. This represents an increase from the first half of 2021, when governmental agencies worldwide submitted ** app removal requests for alleged legal violations, as well as ***** app removal requests for alleged platform policy violations.
According to the source: "The number of app removal requests received worldwide from government agencies asking Apple to remove an app from the App Store."
Legal violation requests are defined by the source as: "Requests received from a government agency seeking to take down a third party application offered on the App Store related to alleged/suspected legal violations."
Platform violation requests are defined by the source as: "Requests received from a government agency seeking to take down a third party application offered on the App Store related to alleged/suspected App Store platform policy violations."
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