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Russian Government wins court order censoring opposition's voting app

On 3 September 2021, the Moscow Arbitration Court ordered Google, its Russian counterpart Yandex and Apple to stop displaying the term “smart voting” in its search results. The "smart voting" app was created and promoted by allies of the opposition …

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Prohibition of goods and services
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2021-09-03
in force

On 3 September 2021, the Moscow Arbitration Court ordered Google, its Russian counterpart Yandex an…