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Apple joins the club in denying Wikileaks a platform

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Apple banned the $1.99 Wikileaks app from its app store Tuesday, only 10 days after approving it on Dec. 11.

The app, which provided real-time updates from the official WikiLeaks Twitter account and access to Leaked documents, was available for download as of Dec. 17. According to Information Week, Developer Igor Barinov said the app raised more than $,1000 by Dec. 19.

TechCrunch said It is unclear whether Apple believes that the app violated its Terms of Service, or whether the computer giant was joining Bank of America, MasterCard, Amazon and others in denying Wikileaks a platform.

Full story: WikiLeaks app pulled from Apple Store, still up on Android