Remove Russian media apps from PlayStore

Google’s move is in line with the company’s previous actions aimed at removing Russian media from social networks and the media space.

A number of US tech companies have in recent days restricted distribution and advertising tools to Russian news agencies because the European Commission has called for a ban because it fears the release of unfavorable information about the war in Ukraine.

Anna Belkina, Rashatudy’s deputy editor-in-chief, said in a statement yesterday that the technology companies that had blocked the media outlet had not provided any evidence that it had been published incorrectly, and that their allegations of Russian media coverage were false. At the same time, Apple took a similar step yesterday and removed the applications of these two networks from its App Store.