We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is CNN Politics: News, Podcasts censored by Apple?
CNN Politics: News, Podcasts is gone from every App Store storefront we test. It was last seen available on Oct 14, 2019.
818 tests on record·last checked 11 days ago
Why it is unavailable
Five things can put an app out of one App Store. Each is weighed below against what can be seen from outside — open a card for the reasoning.
A government or a court demanded it
and Apple complied. Apple publishes a count of these per country each year and never says which apps they were. Apple's 2025 App Store Transparency Report
- News apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 2 other apps left Ukraine the same day, Mar 1, 2022.
- Apple reports 1,213 government-ordered removals in Russia for 2025, naming none of them.
Apple applied a rule, unasked
either its own review guidelines, or its own reading of a local law, with nobody having demanded anything. This is the largest category in Apple's own removal figures by a wide margin, and it covers distribution permits as well as content — Apple kept a free Bible app out of mainland China in 2021 for want of one. Apple's 2025 App Store Transparency Report
- News apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 2 other apps left Ukraine the same day, Mar 1, 2022.
The developer withheld it
freely, or under legal advice of their own, or because Apple's guidelines require that kind of app to be limited to certain countries. Switching a country off is easy for a developer to do in Apple's own tools: it needs no new version of the app, and it leaves no public trace other than the app being unavailable.
Something broke
a rejected update, a lapsed certificate, a payment or licensing problem, a mistake nobody has got round to noticing.
- 2 other apps left Ukraine the same day, Mar 1, 2022.
- Gone for 6 years.
A local rule about paying for it
gambling licences, financial rules, tax — the kind of law that governs a transaction. Apple can obey every one of them by refusing the payment, which is why this is the only restriction we would accept and the only one that cannot touch a free app.
- It is free, so Apple sells nothing here.
How this is weighed, and what it cannot tell you
Weighed from the evidence under each card, not from a model. There is no published figure for how Apple's removals divide up, so these are ordered words rather than percentages. For scale on the same-day counts: across the whole record an app leaves a storefront with fewer than two others, so a dozen at once is not a dozen coincidences.
None of this is certain, and a citation does not make it so: Apple naming a Chinese agency tells you what Apple said, not everything that happened. What can be said is that the readings alone cannot separate these five — a developer switching off a country and a government ordering it removed arrive at Apple's catalogue looking identical — and that nobody has ever measured how they divide across the App Store. The one careful study of the question was done on Google's store, using an error message Apple does not emit.
Apple publishes no record of which apps are unavailable in which of its App Stores. For the removals it makes on a government's demand it publishes the agency and the law behind every one — 2,045 of the 166,899 apps it removed during 2025 — and never which app. Where a reason reaches the public at all, it is usually because a developer chose to say so. Apple's App Store Transparency Report
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CNN Politics: News, Podcasts
Developer: CNN Interactive Group, Inc. · Category: News · Released: Apr 28, 2016 · Rating: 2.8★
Other News apps missing from India
Life of this app
- Apr 28, 2016Released on the App Store
- Feb 25, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Oct 14, 2019Last seen available anywhere
- Jan 15, 2022Gone from 117 storefronts
- Sep 7, 2026Most recent test
Testing history
One column per month, every month from the first reading to the last. Height follows how many readings we took that month; red is the share of them that found the app unavailable. An empty month is one nobody tested.
Found availableFound unavailable
Availability by storefront
Every storefront we test, current status first. Data is a measurement, not a promise: each row carries its own date.
| Test now | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AngolaAO | Unavailable | Oct 25, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Unavailable | Jun 20, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| ArgentinaAR | Unavailable | Jul 12, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | Oct 14, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Unavailable | Oct 24, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | May 28, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| BarbadosBB | Unavailable | Nov 7, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Unavailable | Mar 30, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Unavailable | Jul 10, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Unavailable | Jun 13, 2024 | 12 months ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Unavailable | Feb 4, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Jan 24, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Unavailable | Apr 9, 2022 | 35 days ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Mar 6, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | Dec 24, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| CanadaCA | Unavailable | Jul 6, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Nov 11, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| ChadTD | Unavailable | Dec 9, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | Feb 4, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2019 | 35 days ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Unavailable | Sep 11, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| CroatiaHR | Unavailable | Dec 5, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Sep 11, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Unavailable | Nov 8, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Aug 23, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| EgyptEG | Unavailable | Jun 20, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | Jul 21, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| EstoniaEE | Unavailable | Apr 8, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Unavailable | Apr 4, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| FijiFJ | Unavailable | May 29, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| FinlandFI | Unavailable | Mar 27, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | Jun 20, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| GermanyDE | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Unavailable | Sep 23, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| GrenadaGD | Unavailable | Jan 25, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | Aug 24, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Unavailable | May 28, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| GuyanaGY | Unavailable | Oct 14, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| HondurasHN | Unavailable | Jun 21, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Sep 5, 2021 | 1 year ago | ||
| HungaryHU | Unavailable | Oct 14, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| IcelandIS | Unavailable | Jul 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| IndiaIN | Unavailable | Sep 7, 2026 | 11 days ago | ||
| IndonesiaID | Unavailable | Oct 19, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Aug 16, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | Oct 25, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | Mar 16, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | Oct 15, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Unavailable | Jun 6, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Dec 12, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| KosovoXK | Unavailable | Jan 7, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Oct 15, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| KyrgyzstanKG | Unavailable | Jun 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Sep 23, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| LatviaLV | Unavailable | Jan 29, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| LebanonLB | Unavailable | Dec 26, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Unavailable | Apr 14, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Feb 8, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Jan 15, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Nov 3, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| MalaysiaMY | Unavailable | Jun 30, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaliML | Unavailable | Sep 12, 2021 | 9 months ago | ||
| MaltaMT | Unavailable | Sep 5, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | Apr 14, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | Jan 26, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | Jan 24, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| MongoliaMN | Unavailable | Oct 19, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Aug 27, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | Aug 16, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MozambiqueMZ | Unavailable | Feb 17, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Unavailable | Nov 28, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Jun 22, 2024 | 11 days ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Jan 4, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| NetherlandsNL | Unavailable | Mar 18, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2019 | 11 days ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Jan 15, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Unavailable | Mar 8, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Jul 6, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| OmanOM | Unavailable | Dec 17, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| PanamaPA | Unavailable | Jun 21, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | May 28, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | Apr 9, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | Apr 10, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | Mar 1, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| PortugalPT | Unavailable | Dec 5, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| QatarQA | Unavailable | Dec 9, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Dec 14, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Mar 1, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Unavailable | Aug 10, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Unavailable | Jul 15, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Mar 31, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Jan 27, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| SlovakiaSK | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2019 | 4 years ago | ||
| SloveniaSI | Unavailable | Jul 4, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| SpainES | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2019 | 3 years ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | May 28, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| St. LuciaLC | Unavailable | Mar 1, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Unavailable | Dec 17, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | May 18, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | Nov 11, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Unavailable | Jan 24, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Unavailable | Apr 10, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Unavailable | Oct 19, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Unavailable | Sep 12, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| TurkmenistanTM | Unavailable | Dec 12, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Mar 1, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Dec 14, 2022 | 11 days ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | May 29, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Unavailable | Nov 10, 2019 | 11 days ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | Jan 29, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | Mar 17, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| YemenYE | Unavailable | Aug 18, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Unavailable | May 8, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Unavailable | Oct 30, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlbaniaAL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlgeriaDZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArmeniaAM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustriaAT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahrainBH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelarusBY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BeninBJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BermudaBM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BhutanBT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BulgariaBG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CameroonCM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Cayman IslandsKY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CyprusCY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DenmarkDK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DominicaDM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EcuadorEC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FranceFR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GabonGA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GeorgiaGE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GreeceGR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IraqIQ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ItalyIT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JapanJP | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LibyaLY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LithuaniaLT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MadagascarMG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaldivesMV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MexicoMX | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MicronesiaFM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MontenegroME | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NamibiaNA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NicaraguaNI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NorwayNO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PakistanPK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PalauPW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PolandPL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RomaniaRO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SenegalSN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SerbiaRS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SeychellesSC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SingaporeSG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Solomon IslandsSB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| South AfricaZA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| South KoreaKR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SurinameSR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwitzerlandCH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ThailandTH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TongaTO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UgandaUG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UzbekistanUZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VanuatuVU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VenezuelaVE | Not tested | — | — | 0 |
Testing asks Apple whether it will sell this app in that storefront, right now, by the same method the crawler has used since 2019. Your browser asks Apple directly, so the answer describes what Apple serves your connection — and if your browser cannot reach Apple at all, we ask on your behalf and say so. The result is a link: open it to see Apple's own answer and check ours. Readings are added to the record above; roughly a quarter of the readings taken each day come from people testing.
How we test
Availability is checked against Apple's own catalog servers for every storefront, the same way the App Store app asks. "Unavailable" means Apple's servers say the app cannot be offered in that country — it does not say who asked for the removal. Removals initiated by the developer and removals demanded by governments look the same from outside; the history and context on this page are how we tell them apart.