Beginning with the 2022 calendar year, Apple publishes government App Store takedown requests in a dedicated App Store Transparency Report that includes data showing takedown demands by government entity and law cited. See https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/.
H1 represents January 1 through June 30.
H2 represents July 1 through December 31.
Legal Violation Requests: 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: 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.
The number of app removal requests received worldwide from government agencies asking Apple to remove an app from the App Store.
The number of app removal requests received worldwide from government agencies where Apple proceeded with removal of app(s) from the App Store.
The number of apps removed from the App Store in response to app removal requests received worldwide from government agencies.
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2021
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Legal Violation
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114
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104
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419
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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2021
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Platform Violation
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4
|
4
|
7
|
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2020
|
Legal Violation
|
95
|
95
|
445
|
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2020
|
Platform Violation
|
22
|
22
|
57
|
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2019
|
Legal Violation
|
124
|
114
|
424
|
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2019
|
Platform Violation
|
42
|
42
|
134
|
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2018
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Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
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2018
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Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |