Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Two gay dating apps in China have been removed from app stores in a further crackdown on LGBTQ life.

The apps Finka and Blued, which were two of China's most popular apps for LGBTQ+ people to get acquainted, were unavailable as of Tuesday on Apple's store platform and Android, according to the BBC and The Guardian.

"Based on an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China, we have removed these two apps from the China storefront only," Apple officials told Wired in a statement.

But reports indicated the apps were still available for users who had already downloaded them, and on their official websites.

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