Russia accuses Apple of ‘political censorship’ after VK apps removed from App Store

Apple has removed several VK apps from the App Store, including the social network VKontakte, as well as VK Music, VK Messenger, and VK Video. Other removed services include Odnoklassniki and Mail.ru, including its email application. Russia has accused Apple of political censorship in response to the removals. The removed apps are popular in Russia, with VKontakte being comparable to Facebook. The removals have sparked a reaction from Russia, which views the action as censorship. VKontakte is often referred to as Russia's equivalent of the social media platform Facebook.