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"Apple has taken action to stop Siri from listing x-rated services in China. The virtual assistant was found to be directing users towards escort services and pornographic material on demand in the territory, despite such things being strictly illegal in the territory.   However, a member of Apple&amp;#039;s customer service staff has since informed the state-run newswire Xinhua that listings for local escorts have now been removed from Siri, along with other offending services such as sellers of firearms. &amp;quot;Responding to reports from our users, we have blocked information related with &amp;#039;escorts&amp;#039;,&amp;quot; ChinaDaily quotes the Apple spokesperson as saying. The voice technology, which launched with the iPhone 4S in 2011, has previously made the headlines over claims that it is anti-abortion. Bloggers and rights groups complained that Siri failed to flag up nearby abortion clinics, and in some cases it suggested pregnancy advice centres instead. Apple has since denied such allegations. The Chinese market, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, accounts for 15% of Apple&amp;#039;s total revenue, according to its latest financial results. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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