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Apple Pulls Vaping Apps From App Store

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Apple has taken down nearly 200 apps related to vaping, citing "a public health crisis and a youth epidemic." (Tony Dejak/AP)
Apple has taken down nearly 200 apps related to vaping, citing "a public health crisis and a youth epidemic." (Tony Dejak/AP)

Apple has taken down nearly 200 apps related to vaping, citing "a public health crisis and a youth epidemic."

The company stopped accepting new apps that it says promote vaping in June, but this latest decision goes a step further. It also raises questions about how Apple decides what is allowed in the App Store, and what is not.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), editor-at-large at Recode and a columnist with the New York Times.

This segment aired on November 19, 2019.

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