Article contentMOSCOW — Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has demanded that Alphabet’s Google and Apple remove Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s app from their stores, Interfax news agency quoted the watchdog as saying on Friday. Roskomnadzor cited a Russian court ruling that found jailed Navalny’s anti-corruption foundation an extremist organization and banned it. Navalny’s allies have published news and blogs through the app after Roskomnadzor blocked their websites. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Russian watchdog tells Google, Apple to remove Navalny app - report Back to video(Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Alison Williams)

Source: National Post August 20, 2021 13:33 UTC