- Russian communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has ordered Alphabet Inc's GOOG GOOGL Google and Apple Inc AAPL remove Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's app from their stores, Reuters reports based on Interfax news.
- The order followed a Russian court ruling rendering Navalny's anti-corruption foundation an extremist organization and banned it.
- Navalny's allies have published news and blogs through the app after Roskomnadzor blocked their websites.
- Russia had previously charged Twitter Inc TWTR, Alphabet, and Facebook Inc FB for retaining illegal posts.
- Google is also a defendant in another lawsuit involving Russia's Tsargrad TV.
- Price Action: GOOG shares traded higher by 1.11% at $2,768.25, and AAPL shares traded higher by 0.88% at $147.98 on the last check Friday.
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