Senator Rubio slams Apple over Russia Smart Voting app removal
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Apple removed an app from opposition leader Alexei Navalny following threats from Russia`s government. What you need to know Senator Marco Rubio has slammed Apple and Google for removing a Smart Voting app in Russia. Apple was forced to remove the app from Russia`s opposition leader because of threats from the government. Rubio said Apple was `complicit in the censorship of an oppressive, authoritarian regime.` Senator Marco Rubio has sent a strongly-worded letter to both Apple and Google lambasting both companies` decision to remove Alexei Navalny`s Smart Voting app from their platforms ahead of Russia`s recent election. The Washington Examiner reports that Rubio sent both companies a letter stating: By bowing to Moscow`s demand, Google and Apple have made themselves complicit in the censorship of an oppressive, authoritarian regime... `You have set a disturbing precedent for both of your companies, and their peers, one with ramifications for billions of users of your tec...