The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty news app has been removed from the App Store in Russia, in another case of the state mandating what apps are allowed.The App Store is a powerful digital ecosystem.The move comes less than a month after the Russian authorities had Apple remove Current Time, the independent media service and website run by the same Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) organization. According to RFE/RL, Apple notified the organization of the app’s removal following a request by Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor.In that previous case, Roskomnadzor is reported to have told Apple that the app contained “undesirable” material. This time, the regulator is said to have used the same word to describe RFE/RL’s overall activities within Russia. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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