Apple and Google App Stores Continue Hosting Apps from Sanctioned Foreign Companies
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Summary
Apple and Google continue to host apps from foreign companies that have been sanctioned by the U.S. government, including Russian banks blacklisted after the Ukraine invasion, a Chinese construction company in Xinjiang, and a Houthi-linked bank in Yemen. Legal experts state this violates U.S. law.
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· 3 pulledDozens of apps for companies put under sanctions by the U.S. government have remained available in app stores maintained by Apple and Google, a violation of the law according to legal experts.
The apps are associated with accused malefactors including Russian banks blacklisted after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a Chinese construction company in repressive Xinjiang and a Houthi-linked bank in Yemen.
U.S. tech giants Apple and Google are hosting apps from blacklisted foreign organizations, defying Treasury Department sanctions.
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