We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is TwitBlogCast Podcast censored by Apple?
TwitBlogCast Podcast is gone from every App Store storefront we test. It was last seen available on Dec 31, 2021.
918 tests on record·last checked 21 hours 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.
- 9 other apps left mainland China the same day, May 26, 2021.
- 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.
- 9 other apps left mainland China the same day, May 26, 2021.
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.
- 9 other apps left mainland China the same day, May 26, 2021.
- Gone for 5 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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TwitBlogCast Podcast
Developer: Miguel Bermejo · Category: News · Released: Nov 2, 2012 · Rating: 0.3★
Other News apps missing from mainland China
Life of this app
- Nov 2, 2012Released on the App Store
- Aug 20, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Dec 31, 2021Last seen available anywhere
- Aug 9, 2023Gone from 106 storefronts
- Sep 17, 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.
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| AngolaAO | Unavailable | Mar 14, 2024 | 11 months ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Unavailable | Jun 3, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Unavailable | Apr 16, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| ArmeniaAM | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | Jan 13, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| AustriaAT | Unavailable | Nov 24, 2023 | 6 days ago | ||
| BahrainBH | Unavailable | May 16, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BarbadosBB | Unavailable | Apr 6, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| BelarusBY | Unavailable | Aug 23, 2025 | 3 months ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Unavailable | Oct 15, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BelizeBZ | Unavailable | Jul 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Unavailable | Aug 2, 2025 | 14 months ago | ||
| BhutanBT | Unavailable | Feb 8, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| BoliviaBO | Unavailable | May 9, 2026 | 4 months ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Nov 4, 2023 | 1 month ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Unavailable | Jun 2, 2023 | 13 months ago | ||
| BulgariaBG | Unavailable | Dec 31, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| CameroonCM | Unavailable | Nov 9, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Mar 25, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| ChadTD | Unavailable | Dec 26, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | Jan 7, 2025 | 36 days ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | May 26, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| Costa RicaCR | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 11 months ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Oct 25, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Aug 9, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| DominicaDM | Unavailable | Sep 21, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Unavailable | Jul 12, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| EcuadorEC | Unavailable | Feb 9, 2023 | 3 months ago | ||
| EgyptEG | Unavailable | Apr 20, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| EswatiniSZ | Unavailable | Jan 26, 2024 | 21 hours ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Jul 18, 2023 | 5 months ago | ||
| GermanyDE | Unavailable | Dec 1, 2025 | 3 months ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Unavailable | Oct 9, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| GreeceGR | Unavailable | Jun 30, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | Jun 1, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| Guinea-BissauGW | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2023 | 26 days ago | ||
| GuyanaGY | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 6 days ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Nov 9, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 36 days ago | ||
| JapanJP | Unavailable | Dec 29, 2022 | 12 months ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | Jun 2, 2023 | 8 months ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Unavailable | Sep 22, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Jan 18, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Feb 8, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| KyrgyzstanKG | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| LatviaLV | Unavailable | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 year ago | ||
| LebanonLB | Unavailable | Jul 26, 2024 | 12 months ago | ||
| LibyaLY | Unavailable | Jan 11, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 15 months ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 21 hours ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 1 month ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Apr 21, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaldivesMV | Unavailable | Dec 26, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MaliML | Unavailable | Sep 6, 2025 | 12 months ago | ||
| MauritaniaMR | Unavailable | May 30, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | Mar 6, 2023 | 9 months ago | ||
| MexicoMX | Unavailable | Mar 6, 2023 | 10 months ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | Aug 15, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| MongoliaMN | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 14 days ago | ||
| MontenegroME | Unavailable | Jun 8, 2026 | 3 months ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Oct 25, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | Mar 6, 2026 | 6 months ago | ||
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Unavailable | Oct 2, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Dec 14, 2023 | 21 hours ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Dec 29, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| NetherlandsNL | Unavailable | Oct 21, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | Apr 1, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| NigerNE | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 4 months ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Jan 21, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| PakistanPK | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | Aug 17, 2023 | 12 months ago | ||
| ParaguayPY | Unavailable | Nov 1, 2025 | 11 months ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 14 days ago | ||
| QatarQA | Unavailable | Apr 8, 2023 | 4 months ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Feb 11, 2025 | 2 years ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 2 days ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Unavailable | Dec 16, 2025 | 9 months ago | ||
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Unavailable | May 5, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SerbiaRS | Unavailable | Apr 21, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| SeychellesSC | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 6 months ago | ||
| SingaporeSG | Unavailable | Aug 8, 2026 | 41 days ago | ||
| SloveniaSI | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 3 months ago | ||
| Solomon IslandsSB | Unavailable | Jan 19, 2023 | 10 months ago | ||
| South KoreaKR | Unavailable | Aug 19, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SpainES | Unavailable | Jan 28, 2024 | 1 year ago | ||
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Unavailable | Oct 16, 2022 | 13 months ago | ||
| St. LuciaLC | Unavailable | Sep 12, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SwedenSE | Unavailable | Jun 8, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Jul 4, 2026 | 5 days ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Unavailable | Jun 18, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| ThailandTH | Unavailable | Jul 7, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Oct 28, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Unavailable | Jul 25, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| TurkmenistanTM | Unavailable | Oct 12, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Unavailable | Jan 29, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| UgandaUG | Unavailable | Jan 23, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 8 months ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | Dec 29, 2022 | 21 hours ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Unavailable | Oct 11, 2022 | 21 hours ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | May 5, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| UzbekistanUZ | Unavailable | Feb 22, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| VenezuelaVE | Unavailable | Jan 24, 2026 | 8 months ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | Sep 16, 2026 | 2 days ago | ||
| ZambiaZM | Unavailable | Feb 22, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlbaniaAL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlgeriaDZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArgentinaAR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AzerbaijanAZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahamasBS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BeninBJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BotswanaBW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Burkina FasoBF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CambodiaKH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CanadaCA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Cayman IslandsKY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ColombiaCO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CroatiaHR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CyprusCY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DenmarkDK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DR CongoCD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| El SalvadorSV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EstoniaEE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FijiFJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FinlandFI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FranceFR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GambiaGM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GeorgiaGE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GrenadaGD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HondurasHN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HungaryHU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IcelandIS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndiaIN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndonesiaID | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IraqIQ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IsraelIL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ItalyIT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KosovoXK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LaosLA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LiberiaLR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LithuaniaLT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MalaysiaMY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaltaMT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MicronesiaFM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MozambiqueMZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NamibiaNA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NicaraguaNI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NigeriaNG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NorwayNO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| OmanOM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PalauPW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PanamaPA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PeruPE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PolandPL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PortugalPT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| RomaniaRO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SenegalSN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SlovakiaSK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| South AfricaZA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Sri LankaLK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SurinameSR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwitzerlandCH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TajikistanTJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| TürkiyeTR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| United KingdomGB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VanuatuVU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| YemenYE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ZimbabweZW | 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.