Apple quietly deletes nearly a hundred VPNs that allowed Russians to get around censorship

Apple's decision to remove 98 VPN apps in Russia, many beyond Kremlin's official count, raises concerns about the company's role in government censorship.

Benjamin Ismail highlights that Apple, by unilaterally restricting access to VPNs, is complicit in enabling government censorship, indicating a lack of transparency.

GreatFire's findings show that Apple's removals were coordinated and exceeded requests from Roskomnadzor, potentially undermining user access to essential information.

Roskomsvoboda states that Russia ranks second globally in restricting applications that help users bypass internet censorship, following only China.

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