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Requests to remove 500 URLs from Search were also issued in April ZoogVPN was removed from Google.
Roskomnadzor issued 233 VPN app removal orders to Google Play in March 2026 alone.
KEY POINTS
- 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.
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