Russia: Navalny slams Apple, Google over voting app removal
Al Jazeera
United States tech giants acted as accomplices of Russian President Vladimir Putin by removing anti-government tactical voting app from stores, jailed opposition leader alleges.
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has accused Google and Apple of showing “cowardice” and acting as accomplices of Russian President Vladimir Putin by removing a voting app before a parliamentary election last week, according to messages posted on the social media accounts.
Navalny’s supporters earlier accused the United States-based tech giants of caving in to Kremlin pressure by removing the anti-government tactical voting app from their stores at the start of three days of parliamentary voting, which ended on Sunday. Devised by allies of Navalny, the app gave people detailed recommendations on who to vote for in an effort to thwart the ruling, pro-Kremlin United Russia party.
Navalny, who is in prison, has added his criticism, according to comments carried by his social media accounts on Thursday.
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