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Re:Google, Apple remove Navalny app from stores as Russian e... by SmileIJP on Friday September 17, 2021 @05:45AM (#28563212)
They might just try different methods.

Also Telegram is deeply integrated into Russian infrastructure. Fair amount of the private companies use it as the main communication medium. Government entities use it to communicate the news. Lots of common non-political folks use it.

I would bet trade-off of upsetting non-relevant folks to the hit of the unfavorable party doesn't really pay off. Apple and Google may move their employees after these events.

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Re:Google, Apple remove Navalny app from stores as Russian e... by iaml on Friday September 17, 2021 @09:19AM (#28565141)
>Also Telegram is deeply integrated into Russian infrastructure

I'd argue both apple and google are well-integrated too. A lot of businesses and people depend on them and sometimes in very unexpected places. For example, apparently yandex's own smart speaker uses 8.8.8.8 to test internet connectivity. A lot of services use recaptcha too.

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