Chinese education authorities and schools will ban apps that they deem to be harmful to student development from campuses around the country, highlighting the central government’s tightening control over mobile platforms. China’s Ministry of Education issued the order on Dec. 28 calling for “immediate action” countrywide. “From now on, uncensored educational apps will be banned in schools,” the ministry said. Apps or WeChat Official Accounts that feature pornographic and violent content, online gaming, and advertising will be defined as harmful and should be immediately deleted from mobile devices. Apart from the state’s education ministry, the CAC has also taken measures to crack down on apps it deems to be harmful, recently shutting down nearly 3,500 mobile apps related to pornographic, gambling, and gaming content.