Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Slams Apple Over App Removal: 'Political Censorship'

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has slammed US tech giant Apple for removing Russia's most popular social media platforms, including VKontakte (VK), from the App Store. Zakharova stated that this decision is a political censorship and was made without any official complaints or warnings.Apple has removed VK, Russia's most popular social media platform, as well as other key services from the store, affecting many popular applications. The restriction includes VK Video, VK Music, VK Messenger, as well as Mail.ru, Odnoklassniki, Yula, and Zen, which can no longer be downloaded on Apple devices.VK announced that previously installed applications will continue to function, but users will no longer receive push notifications due to Apple's restriction. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the decision as "at the very least strange" and stated that it harms the interests of Russian-speaking users worldwide.