Apple caves to Communism, removes one of last sources of Western news in China amid censorship drive

(OPINION) Chinese internet users have lost one of their last avenues to foreign news after the Yahoo Finance app disappeared from Apple's store, as the Communist Party intensifies its censorship of information from abroad. The Yahoo app republishes news from foreign media organizations, including outlets whose websites are blocked in China, such as Bloomberg and Reuters, as well as stock market data. This allowed users to skirt official censorship bans, a feature that likely drew the ire of Chinese authorities. Beijing's crackdown on foreign content and influence in China has affected everything from private school curricula to karaoke bar songs….