A UK Government Order Threatens the Privacy and Security of All Internet Users   - Internet Society
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Earlier this year, the UK government ordered Apple to provide access to encrypted data in the company's cloud storage service, iCloud.
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TLDR: UK forced Apple to stop offering Advanced Data Protection

So they are just offering plain data protection now?

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They just offer end to end encryption. No encryption at rest for UK citizens.

is that different than no data protection?

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