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AppStore, operated by Apple Inc., has removed several Russian applications from its Russian market, including VKontakte and associated apps such as 'Dzen' and the VPN client Happ. The removals were reportedly conducted without prior notice or clear justification, with the Russian Ministry of Digital Development (Minciфры) characterizing the actions as politically motivated and criticizing Apple for ignoring the social significance of these applications. Some sources suggest that AppStore has been systematically removing VPN apps in Russia based on requests from Roskomnadzor.

Recent coverage

• Yandex refutes rumors about 'Yandex Pay' disappearing from the App Store — Вести
• FAS demands Apple eliminate 'discrimination' against Russian app developers and threatens fines up to four billion rubles — Meduza
• Expert Bukstein Calls Apple's Removal of VK Apps Terrorism and Revenge — Вести
• Ministry of Digital Development Calls VK App Removal from App Store Politically Motivated — Вести
• Ministry of Digital Affairs calls VK's removal from AppStore a 'politically motivated decision' — Meduza
• Ministry of Digital Affairs calls the removal of VK apps from the App Store a 'politically motivated decision' — Дождь
• Main VKontakte app removed from AppStore — Вечерняя Москва
• VPN client Happ removed from Russian AppStore — Медиазона