We monitor 175 App Store storefronts to answer one question —
Is Atlanta Weather - CBS46 WGCL censored by Apple?
Apple offers Atlanta Weather - CBS46 WGCL in only 1 of the 175 App Stores it operates: the United States. 5.44B people cannot install it. It has been unavailable in India since Dec 23, 2023.
659 tests on record·last checked 6 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
- 41% of Weather apps are unavailable in Vanuatu — 11 of 27 — against 14% of everything we test there.
- 3 other apps left mainland China the same day, Jul 1, 2020.
- 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
- 41% of Weather apps are unavailable in Vanuatu — 11 of 27 — against 14% of everything we test there.
- 3 other apps left mainland China the same day, Jul 1, 2020.
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.
- 41% of Weather apps are unavailable in Vanuatu — 11 of 27 — against 14% of everything we test there.
- 3 other apps left mainland China the same day, Jul 1, 2020.
Something broke
a rejected update, a lapsed certificate, a payment or licensing problem, a mistake nobody has got round to noticing.
- 41% of Weather apps are unavailable in Vanuatu — 11 of 27 — against 14% of everything we test there.
- 3 other apps left mainland China the same day, Jul 1, 2020.
- 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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Atlanta Weather - CBS46 WGCL
Developer: WGCL Digital Media LLC · Category: Weather · Released: Oct 11, 2014 · Rating: 4.8★
Other Weather apps missing from mainland China
Life of this app
- Oct 11, 2014Released on the App Store
- Sep 19, 2019First tested by AppleCensorship
- Nov 19, 2021Gone from 111 storefronts
- Sep 12, 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 30, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| AnguillaAI | Unavailable | Jan 4, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| Antigua & BarbudaAG | Unavailable | Dec 14, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| AustraliaAU | Unavailable | Jul 10, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| AzerbaijanAZ | Unavailable | Jun 15, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| BahamasBS | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| BelgiumBE | Unavailable | Dec 23, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| BeninBJ | Unavailable | Dec 13, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| BermudaBM | Unavailable | Dec 1, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA | Unavailable | Dec 14, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| BrazilBR | Unavailable | Feb 17, 2026 | 7 months ago | ||
| British Virgin IslandsVG | Unavailable | Aug 14, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| BruneiBN | Unavailable | May 20, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| BulgariaBG | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| Burkina FasoBF | Unavailable | Apr 30, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| CambodiaKH | Unavailable | Feb 21, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| Cape VerdeCV | Unavailable | Sep 4, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| Cayman IslandsKY | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| ChileCL | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| China (Mainland)CN | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2020 | 6 days ago | ||
| ColombiaCO | Unavailable | May 1, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| Côte d’IvoireCI | Unavailable | Nov 4, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| CroatiaHR | Unavailable | Apr 29, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| CyprusCY | Unavailable | Dec 9, 2021 | 8 months ago | ||
| CzechiaCZ | Unavailable | Oct 14, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| Dominican RepublicDO | Unavailable | Jun 16, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| DR CongoCD | Unavailable | Jul 13, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| EcuadorEC | Unavailable | Jul 12, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| El SalvadorSV | Unavailable | Apr 16, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| EstoniaEE | Unavailable | Mar 28, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| FranceFR | Unavailable | Jan 8, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| GabonGA | Unavailable | Jul 7, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| GermanyDE | Unavailable | Oct 17, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| GhanaGH | Unavailable | Jan 5, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| GreeceGR | Unavailable | Sep 13, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| GrenadaGD | Unavailable | Mar 31, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| GuatemalaGT | Unavailable | Feb 23, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| HondurasHN | Unavailable | Jul 7, 2023 | 2 years ago | ||
| Hong KongHK | Unavailable | Nov 24, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| IndiaIN | Unavailable | Dec 23, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| IrelandIE | Unavailable | Jun 20, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| IsraelIL | Unavailable | Dec 18, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| JamaicaJM | Unavailable | Oct 8, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| JordanJO | Unavailable | Jun 28, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| KazakhstanKZ | Unavailable | Jun 28, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| KenyaKE | Unavailable | Oct 31, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| KuwaitKW | Unavailable | Apr 14, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| LaosLA | Unavailable | Nov 19, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| LatviaLV | Unavailable | May 1, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| LiberiaLR | Unavailable | Apr 15, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| LuxembourgLU | Unavailable | Jan 27, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| MacaoMO | Unavailable | Aug 31, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MadagascarMG | Unavailable | Feb 21, 2021 | 9 months ago | ||
| MalawiMW | Unavailable | Oct 8, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MalaysiaMY | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| MaliML | Unavailable | Jun 13, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| MauritiusMU | Unavailable | May 20, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| MicronesiaFM | Unavailable | Apr 16, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| MoldovaMD | Unavailable | Apr 15, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| MontenegroME | Unavailable | Nov 17, 2022 | 9 months ago | ||
| MontserratMS | Unavailable | Apr 8, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| MoroccoMA | Unavailable | Aug 11, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| MozambiqueMZ | Unavailable | Jun 25, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| Myanmar (Burma)MM | Unavailable | Feb 4, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| NamibiaNA | Unavailable | Oct 7, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| NauruNR | Unavailable | Jun 14, 2024 | 7 months ago | ||
| NepalNP | Unavailable | Nov 19, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| New ZealandNZ | Unavailable | Sep 20, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| NicaraguaNI | Unavailable | Mar 13, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| NigeriaNG | Unavailable | Apr 25, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| North MacedoniaMK | Unavailable | Aug 14, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| PakistanPK | Unavailable | Dec 1, 2020 | 2 years ago | ||
| PanamaPA | Unavailable | Dec 18, 2021 | 9 months ago | ||
| Papua New GuineaPG | Unavailable | May 1, 2021 | 2 years ago | ||
| PeruPE | Unavailable | Jan 31, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| PhilippinesPH | Unavailable | Apr 16, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| PolandPL | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| PortugalPT | Unavailable | Jul 19, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| QatarQA | Unavailable | Jan 13, 2023 | 4 years ago | ||
| Republic of the CongoCG | Unavailable | Feb 13, 2024 | 3 years ago | ||
| RomaniaRO | Unavailable | Aug 28, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| RussiaRU | Unavailable | Mar 13, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| RwandaRW | Unavailable | Jun 25, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| SenegalSN | Unavailable | Apr 3, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Sierra LeoneSL | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| SlovakiaSK | Unavailable | Oct 31, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| SpainES | Unavailable | Dec 13, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| Sri LankaLK | Unavailable | Dec 25, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| St. LuciaLC | Unavailable | Jul 10, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC | Unavailable | Apr 8, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| SurinameSR | Unavailable | Jul 7, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| SwitzerlandCH | Unavailable | Mar 28, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| TaiwanTW | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| TajikistanTJ | Unavailable | May 1, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| TanzaniaTZ | Unavailable | Mar 31, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| TongaTO | Unavailable | Aug 30, 2022 | 4 years ago | ||
| Trinidad & TobagoTT | Unavailable | Aug 5, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| TunisiaTN | Unavailable | Oct 27, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| TürkiyeTR | Unavailable | May 24, 2021 | 9 months ago | ||
| TurkmenistanTM | Unavailable | Feb 10, 2022 | 3 years ago | ||
| Turks & Caicos IslandsTC | Unavailable | Aug 12, 2024 | 2 years ago | ||
| UgandaUG | Unavailable | Oct 31, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| UkraineUA | Unavailable | Mar 13, 2022 | 2 years ago | ||
| United Arab EmiratesAE | Unavailable | May 24, 2021 | 7 months ago | ||
| United KingdomGB | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2021 | 4 years ago | ||
| UruguayUY | Unavailable | Sep 9, 2023 | 3 years ago | ||
| UzbekistanUZ | Unavailable | Apr 14, 2021 | 3 years ago | ||
| VanuatuVU | Unavailable | Jan 27, 2026 | 8 months ago | ||
| VietnamVN | Unavailable | Jul 1, 2020 | 4 years ago | ||
| YemenYE | Unavailable | Oct 27, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| ZimbabweZW | Unavailable | Oct 14, 2020 | 3 years ago | ||
| United StatesUS | Available | — | 6 days ago | ||
| AfghanistanAF | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AlgeriaDZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AngolaAO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArgentinaAR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ArmeniaAM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| AustriaAT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BahrainBH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BarbadosBB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelarusBY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BelizeBZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BhutanBT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BoliviaBO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| BotswanaBW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CameroonCM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| CanadaCA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ChadTD | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Costa RicaCR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DenmarkDK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| DominicaDM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EgyptEG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| EswatiniSZ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FijiFJ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| FinlandFI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GambiaGM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GeorgiaGE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Guinea-BissauGW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| GuyanaGY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| HungaryHU | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IcelandIS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IndonesiaID | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| IraqIQ | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ItalyIT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| JapanJP | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KosovoXK | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| KyrgyzstanKG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LebanonLB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LibyaLY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| LithuaniaLT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaldivesMV | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MaltaMT | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MauritaniaMR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MexicoMX | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| MongoliaMN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NetherlandsNL | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NigerNE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| NorwayNO | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| OmanOM | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| PalauPW | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ParaguayPY | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| São Tomé & PríncipeST | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SerbiaRS | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SeychellesSC | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SingaporeSG | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SloveniaSI | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| Solomon IslandsSB | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| South AfricaZA | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| South KoreaKR | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| St. Kitts & NevisKN | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| SwedenSE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ThailandTH | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| VenezuelaVE | Not tested | — | — | 0 | |
| ZambiaZM | 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.