Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has been under the limelight as well as tough times following the release of secret diplomatic cables, something which got so popular, that readers would have used any means possible to read the content as the website itself was under attack. There was an app for specifically this purpose as well, which was available on both the iPhone and the iPad, and was unofficial.
As written above, there “was” an app for that, although not anymore. The app which allowed the user to view WikiLeaks site content and follow the WikiLeaks Twitter account, has been removed from the iTunes App Store earlier today.
WikiLeaks App’s description was:
The Wikileaks app gives instant access to the world’s most documented leakage of top secret memos and other confidential government documents
The app was capitalizing upon the website by selling its content, which is free, for $1.99, and it was included in the app store on December 17th, which came as a shock to many as Apple is very strict when it comes to application approval, primarily because of the fact that the website and related people are highly controversial. However it cannot be said for sure if any direction violation of Apple’s TOS was actually done.
It can also not be said for sure as to why Apple removed the app if it did not violate any terms per say, however we have seen many corporations distancing itself from the website, mainly due to its controversial nature, and this just might have been the case with Apple as well.
Via TechCrunch