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Care to provide a source for this?

• neonbones 5y ago
  This is shadier than it seems. The opposition organization FBK (ФБК) was just called out as "extremists," and with this government decision, they wrote mails to Google and Apple to block "extremists." There are published answers from Apple with details. https://twitter.com/ioannZH/status/1438750081402953728 https://twitter.com/ioannZH/status/1438750081402953728 Any government can easily classify any opposition as "extremists" now and Apple and Google will ban them.
• r721 5y ago
  >Google removed the app in Russia under pressure after officials threatened to imprison its local employees, a person close to the company said, speaking on condition of anonymity. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-16/russia-targets-google-apple-in-crackdown-before-elections https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-16/russia-ta... >Google removed the app Friday morning after the Russian authorities issued a direct threat of criminal prosecution against the company’s staff in the country, naming specific individuals, according to a person familiar with the company’s decision. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/world/europe/russia-navalny-app-election.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/world/europe/russia-naval...
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  • exizt88 5y ago
    Incredible and horrifying at the same time. I think this is the final nail in the coffin for foreign investment in Russia.