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Note: the “app gatekeepers” in this context is the United States Government.

Yes, and Apple's App Store is the mechanism of that control.

Hey, in the EU we don't have that crappy Apple Intelligence, but at least we have alternative App Stores. :o) Governments can go both ways!

The mechanism of control is actually the hosting, ISP, domain registrar, etc.

Oracle shut TikTok's servers down, because they didn't want to risk being fined a trillion dollars.