The Chinese government forced Apple to remove VPN apps from the App Store there way back in 2017, and the company is now having to do the same in India.
So far, a small number of VPN apps have been removed to comply with an anti-privacy law barring anonymous use, but many more are likely to follow …
Hundreds of VPN apps removed in China
The Chinese government has long banned the use of VPN apps, which many of its citizens used to avoid government surveillance of their online activities.
Back in 2017, Apple was forced to remove hundreds of VPN apps from the Chinese App Store, with CEO Tim Cook saying at the time that the company had to reluctantly comply with the law.
https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/03/after-china-apple-also-removing-vpn-apps-from-app-store-in-india/