(ANSA) - MOSCOW, 02 SEPT - The Russian telecommunications authority (Roskomnadzor) has asked Google and Apple to limit access to the application of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), designated as a foreign agent and an extremist organization, under penalty of the imposition of multi-millionaires . Any refusal will be seen as "interference in the Russian electoral process".
Roskomnadzor told Interfax that the application in the viewfinder is the one called "Navalny". The request of the Russian general prosecutor to immediately restrict access to the app "wants to prevent the activity of an information resource that is used for extremist activities".
"Inaction is a violation of Russian laws punishable as an administrative offense (Article 13.41 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses), which can also be seen as an act of interference by these American companies in the electoral process in the Russian Federation," the note reads.
Article 13.41 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses provides that the "violation of the procedure for restricting access to information resources, consistent with the legislation of the Russian Federation", is punishable by a fine of up to 4 million rubles (approximately 46 thousand euros). According to Roskomnadzor, the request of the Russian Attorney General to immediately limit access to the application "is aimed at preventing the activity of an information resource that is used for extremist activities and excluding any kind of assistance from Apple and Google to organizations branded as extremist and banned. in Russian territory ". (HANDLE).