Apple and Google Remove Navalny App, Drawing U.S. Senator’s Anger
The Smart Voting app.
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A move that pleased the Kremlin is drawing Washington’s anger.
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says it’s “indefensible” of Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to remove a protest-voting app tied to opposition leader Alexey Navalny from their Russian online stores.