We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is My Cam censored by Apple?
My Cam is gone from every App Store storefront we test. It was last seen available on Jun 25, 2022.
1,114 tests on record·last checked 3 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
- Photo and video apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 2 other apps left mainland China the same day, Aug 17, 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
- Photo and video apps in the United States are unavailable at 3%, near the 5% for everything there, which cuts neither way.
- 2 other apps left mainland China the same day, Aug 17, 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 mainland China the same day, Aug 17, 2022.
- Gone for 4 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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My Cam
Developer: Tencent Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd · Category: Photo & Video · Released: Oct 9, 2012 · Rating: 3.7★
Other Photo and video apps missing from mainland China
Life of this app
- Oct 9, 2012Released on the App Store
- Mar 1, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Jun 25, 2022Last seen available anywhere
- Apr 9, 2023Gone from 123 storefronts
- Sep 15, 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbaniaAL | Unavailable | Apr 29, 2026 | 5 months ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Unavailable | Mar 30, 2023 | 41 days ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Unavailable | Jun 14, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| ArmeniaAM | Unavailable | Dec 3, 2023 | 28 days ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 3 days ago | ||
| AustriaAT | Unavailable | Aug 26, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Unavailable | Feb 1, 2026 | 8 months ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | Dec 20, 2025 | 9 months ago | ||
| BelarusBY | Unavailable | May 20, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Unavailable | Jul 24, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Unavailable | Apr 4, 2026 | 5 months ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Unavailable | Oct 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Unavailable | May 25, 2025 | 16 months ago | ||
| BhutanBT | Unavailable | Jul 31, 2026 | 2 months ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Unavailable | Oct 22, 2023 | 8 months ago | ||
| BotswanaBW | Unavailable | Oct 31, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Apr 22, 2025 | 7 months ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Aug 28, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Unavailable | Jul 15, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| BulgariaBG | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 28 days ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | May 30, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| CameroonCM | Unavailable | Oct 29, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| CanadaCA | Unavailable | May 22, 2024 | 6 months ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | May 12, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ChadTD | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 6 months ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | May 23, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 2 months ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Unavailable | Jun 7, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Aug 20, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Nov 4, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| CroatiaHR | Unavailable | Oct 20, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| DenmarkDK | Unavailable | Sep 19, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| DominicaDM | Unavailable | Nov 4, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Aug 26, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| EcuadorEC | Unavailable | Jan 3, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | Sep 3, 2022 | 16 months ago | ||
| FinlandFI | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| FranceFR | Unavailable | Oct 22, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 4 months ago | ||
| GambiaGM | Unavailable | Oct 21, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| GeorgiaGE | Unavailable | Nov 23, 2022 | 14 months ago | ||
| GermanyDE | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2022 | 13 months ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Unavailable | Mar 1, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| GreeceGR | Unavailable | May 3, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| GrenadaGD | Unavailable | Mar 25, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | Aug 6, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Unavailable | May 2, 2024 | 3 days ago | ||
| GuyanaGY | Unavailable | Sep 4, 2022 | 10 months ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 2 months ago | ||
| HungaryHU | Unavailable | Sep 28, 2024 | 5 months ago | ||
| IraqIQ | Unavailable | Nov 28, 2022 | 13 months ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Nov 24, 2023 | 3 days ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | Sep 25, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| ItalyIT | Unavailable | Apr 30, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| JapanJP | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 5 months ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Mar 14, 2023 | 9 months ago | ||
| KosovoXK | Unavailable | Nov 23, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| KyrgyzstanKG | Unavailable | Aug 25, 2026 | 24 days ago | ||
| LatviaLV | Unavailable | Mar 23, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| LibyaLY | Unavailable | May 27, 2026 | 2 months ago | ||
| LithuaniaLT | Unavailable | Apr 23, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Aug 24, 2025 | 13 months ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Jul 2, 2025 | 15 months ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 8 months ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 3 days ago | ||
| MalaysiaMY | Unavailable | Jul 4, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| MaliML | Unavailable | Jul 27, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaltaMT | Unavailable | Oct 19, 2023 | 8 months ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | Mar 30, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM | Unavailable | Aug 18, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MontenegroME | Unavailable | Nov 19, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Apr 3, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | Aug 19, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Jul 4, 2024 | 3 days ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| NetherlandsNL | Unavailable | Dec 31, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 4 days ago | ||
| NicaraguaNI | Unavailable | Aug 20, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Sep 19, 2022 | 4 days ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Unavailable | Aug 19, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 5 months ago | ||
| NorwayNO | Unavailable | Oct 17, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| PanamaPA | Unavailable | Jun 21, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | Sep 3, 2022 | 1 year ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 24 days ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | Jul 5, 2026 | 2 months ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Nov 28, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| PortugalPT | Unavailable | May 10, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Apr 26, 2026 | 5 months ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Unavailable | Sep 4, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 5 months ago | ||
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Unavailable | Sep 10, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Unavailable | Jul 28, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| SerbiaRS | Unavailable | Apr 9, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| SeychellesSC | Unavailable | Jun 27, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | May 18, 2025 | 16 months ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Unavailable | Jul 31, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| South AfricaZA | Unavailable | Nov 25, 2024 | 11 months ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| SpainES | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | Oct 31, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Unavailable | Jul 5, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Feb 9, 2023 | 1 year ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Unavailable | May 18, 2023 | 14 months ago | ||
| SwitzerlandCH | Unavailable | Sep 9, 2025 | 12 months ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 4 months ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Unavailable | Apr 21, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Unavailable | Jul 25, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 16 months ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 2 months ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2022 | 3 days ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Apr 2, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 3 days ago | ||
| VanuatuVU | Unavailable | Nov 16, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| VenezuelaVE | Unavailable | Jun 16, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2022 | 4 months ago | ||
| YemenYE | Unavailable | Nov 19, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Unavailable | Nov 30, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Unavailable | May 13, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlgeriaDZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AngolaAO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArgentinaAR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahrainBH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BarbadosBB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Burkina FasoBF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Cayman IslandsKY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CyprusCY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CzechiaCZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Dominican RepublicDO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EgyptEG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EstoniaEE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EswatiniSZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FijiFJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HondurasHN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IcelandIS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndiaIN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndonesiaID | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JamaicaJM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JordanJO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KazakhstanKZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KuwaitKW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LaosLA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LebanonLB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LiberiaLR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaldivesMV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MauritaniaMR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MexicoMX | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MoldovaMD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MongoliaMN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MozambiqueMZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NamibiaNA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| OmanOM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PakistanPK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PalauPW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Papua New GuineaPG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| QatarQA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RomaniaRO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SingaporeSG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SlovakiaSK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SloveniaSI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. LuciaLC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ThailandTH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TurkmenistanTM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UgandaUG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UruguayUY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| UzbekistanUZ | 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.