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Warn Russia, Apple, etc. that they will be fined if they do not remove the opposition leader’s app

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Russian media observers appear to be willing to fine Apple and Google if they don’t remove opposition leader apps from the app store.

Criticized as “supporting radicals”

The problem is opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s smart voting app, Smart Voting, which will tactically vote for candidates against the ruling party in the impending Russian Federal Assembly elections on the 19th. It is a content that encourages that.
 
Mr. Navalny, who has a strong presence at home and abroad, such as being selected as one of the “100 most influential people in the world”, is not interesting to the Russian government, and he was poisoned by someone last year and was in a coma. I was in a coma.
 
Roskomnadzor, the organization that monitors and controls the mass media in Russia, issued a statement saying, “If you organize or participate in a radical group that is banned in Russia, you will be criminally liable.” He said, Apple and Google reminded us to remove the app from the store immediately. He also emphasized that if both companies refused, they would impose a fine.

Does Apple Obey Local Law?

It is unclear how far Apple and Google will follow the Kremlin’s intentions this time, given that Navalny is the standard-bearer of democracy, no matter how much he is obeying local law.
 
Recently, Apple has been sanctioned by the Russian government for violating antitrust laws for about 900 million rubles (about 1.3 billion yen). Also in April, we just required smartphone vendors to pre-install certain government-approved apps on their devices.
 
 
Source: iMore, AppleInsider
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Source: iPhone Mania

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