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Apple demanded to remove the content of state media from the RuTube application

Apple demanded that RuTube remove state-owned media content from the service application or make a program

available only to users from Russia,RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the hosting. “Apple demands to remove the content of state media from the RuTube application. To date, the national video hosting application is available in 171 countries,” they said. If the hosting agrees to restrict access to the application to users from other countries, then they will not be able to download it. At the same time, those who have already managed to install the program will probably be able to download updates, the news agency quotes the message.

The American company gives two weeks fordecision making. If the Russian hosting does not comply with the requirements, then Cupertino threatens to remove the Russian service application from the App Store. At the same time, RuTube has already restricted access to the program for users from other countries, except for Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, the press service notes, explaining that developers are forced to take such a step in order to give users the new functionality that they are waiting for. The press service emphasized that the hosting is not going to set restrictions on the distribution of Russian media, as this violates the rights of the Russian-speaking population.