# Requests to remove 500 URLs from Search were also issued in April ZoogVPN was removed from Google.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-09 · TechRadar*

## Key points

- Roskomnadzor issued 233 VPN app removal orders to Google Play in March 2026 alone.
- Google has largely resisted Russian takedown orders, removing only a small fraction of targeted apps.
- ZoogVPN was removed from Google Play after being flagged as 'malicious,' possibly due to a false positive.
- Apple removed at least 60 VPN apps from its Russian App Store in 2024, including major providers.
- Russian authorities are piloting a 'whitelist' censorship regime in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

**Companies:** Google, Apple, ZoogVPN, NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Proton VPN, Amnezia VPN, Windscribe, NymVPN
**Countries:** Russia, United States

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