• Apple reportedly restricted the use of its popular AirDrop feature in China this month as protests against the Chinese Communist Party’s policies increased.
• Protesters in that country had reportedly been using the iPhone AirDrop option in order to communicate with nearby protesters without oversight from government censors.
• The AirDrop feature normally allows users to open their phones indefinitely to access other nearby iPhones. Apple’s latest iOS update, however, reportedly disables that function.

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