Apple removes 181 vaping-related apps from the App Store amid lung illness crisis
Apple said Friday it would ban vaping apps from the App Store. It removed 181 apps related to vaping.
A disease related to vaping called EVALI, has now sickened 2,172 people and killed 42 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. "We've updated our App Store Review Guidelines to reflect that apps encouraging or facilitating the use of these products are not permitted," Apple told CNBC in a statement. "As of today, these apps are no longer available to download."
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