Apple has cut business ties with Russia, but its App Store still hosts 45 apps by Yandex, the Russian internet giant that's been accused of censorship about Ukraine
citing the"prevalence of state sponsored content."
An Apple spokesperson did not respond to an inquiry as to whether it would be taking action against Yandex. Reached for comment, Yandex spokesperson Polina Pestova said that"the company works in full compliance with local and international laws. We have a very strict process of identifying the legitimacy of any government request. We only consider those that have been lodged by an authorized entity in accordance with the laws and due process and only provide the amount of information that is strictly required in order to fulfill the request.
Yandex's former head of news, Lev Gershenzon, has accused the company of censoring news about the invasion,"tens of millions of Russian citizens don't know that the war is taking place ... And the reason? The media field is censored, drastically, and Yandex.ru is, if I'm not mistaken, the most popular media portal with the largest audience in Russia."
On Tuesday, Yandex deputy CEO and executive director Tigran Oganesovich resigned after he was added to a list of figures
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