Companies that resist Beijing's censorship are often punished as a result. Of major U.S. social media platforms, only LinkedIn (LNKD, Tech30) has been allowed to operate in China -- and only after it agreed to block content. Tech companies have difficulty launching a single piece of software globally, because many countries have particular laws. Spain, for instance, recently passed a law that requires news aggregators such as Apple News to pay a licensing fee for using snippets of news stories.
As a result, it's not unusual for Apple (AAPL, Tech30) to stagger the deployment of services around the world. Apple Music, for example, debuted in China in September, months after it was first offered in the United States. Apple News is available as part of the recent iOS 9 update.