Google, Apple Remove Navalny App: Why Russia is Cracking Down on Big Tech

Ahead of Russia's Duma elections, Apple and Google removed a voting app made by Russian dissident Alexei Navalny's team. This represents a marked shift for the Kremlin, which has left the internet relatively free. Andrew Weiss gives his take on why the Kremlin is cracking down on Western tech companies, and Steven Feldstein explains how this plays into a larger trend of digital repression around the world.

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About Andrew Weiss
Weiss is the James Family Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment, where he oversees research in Washington and Moscow on Russia and Eurasia.

About Steven Felstein
Steven Feldstein is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, where he focuses on issues of democracy, technology, human rights, U.S. foreign policy, and Africa.

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