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Apple removes nearly 60 additional VPNs from its Russian App Store
Apple removed nearly 60 additional virtual private network (VPN) apps from its Russia App Store between July and September, significantly more than the 25 acknowledged by the Russian authorities, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Apple Censorship Project, which campaigns for greater transparency from Apple over such moves.
According to the report, more than 20% of the VPN apps tested by GreatFire researchers turned out to be blocked in Russia, despite the fact that Apple had made no public statement to that effect. “By unilaterally restricting access to these important tools without transparency or due process, Apple is complicit in enabling government censorship. In March, Russia introduced a new law criminalising the distribution of information about ways to circumvent internet restrictions, such as how to set up a VPN.
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