Apple has published its new transparency report, which records an unprecedented level of censorship in the Russian segment of the App Store: in 2025, 1,213 apps were removed from the store at the request of the Russian government. This is reported by Ixbt.com reports .
This figure has made Russia the absolute global leader in app removals. The number of removals in Russia has increased 7-fold compared to 2024 (171 apps) and 100-fold compared to 2023 (12 apps).
Russia has significantly surpassed other countries that regulate content at the state level. For comparison: 335 apps were removed in Vietnam, 196 in China, and only 54 in India.
Apple's official position remains unchanged — the corporation removes content only to ensure compliance with local laws and based on official requests from government authorities.
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