Russia voting app removed
Google and Apple have removed a tactical voting app from their online stores in Russia
With the help of 蜜芽传媒 Monitoring we learn more about the tactical voting app in Russia that has been removed from Google and Apple stores. Russian authorities had threatened to fine the two companies if they refused to drop the app, which told users who could unseat ruling party candidates. The Smart Voting app was devised by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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(Photo: The Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny's Smart Voting app is seen on a phone, in Moscow, Russia September 16, 2021. Credit Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo/Reuters)
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