Apple and Google pull Confederate flag apps from app stores

UPDATE, June 25 3:45 p.m. PT: Google confirmed to Mashable Thursday that apps with the Confederate flag had been removed from the Play Store. The post below has been updated to reflect those changes.

UPDATE, June 25 11:15 a.m. PT: Apple has pulled several apps depicting the Confederate flag, including those mentioned below, from its App Store. The company has also removed several Civil War-themed games. The post below has been updated to reflect the App Store changes.
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Despite new efforts from companies like eBay, Amazon, Walmart and Etsy to remove items that promote the Confederate flag from their stores, the symbol was, until recently, alive and well in Google Play and the App Store. Read more...