Two of China’s most popular gay-dating apps have disappeared from app stores in the country, reinforcing fears of a widening crackdown on LGBTQ+ groups and online content. Blued and Finka were not ...

Apple iPhones on display Aug. 2017 in Beijing's flagship Apple store in Beijing, China. "Based on an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China, we have removed" gay dating apps Blued and Finka ...

FILE - The iPhone 17 Pro is displayed during an announcement of new products at Apple Park on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A ...

The new book The Wall Dancers explores the uneasy relationship between Chinese internet users and a government that is always ...

For Chinese writer Yi-Ling Liu, Blued’s sudden disappearence from the app store in late 2025 felt typical of the country’s ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Apple said it has pulled two of China’s biggest gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, under pressure from Chinese authorities, in the latest sign of a tightening grip on the LGBTQ+ ...