VK has filed a lawsuit against Apple regarding the App Store
The Russian technology holding company VK has filed a lawsuit against Apple with the Moscow Arbitration Court. The company is demanding that its apps be reinstated in the App Store and that users regain the ability to receive push notifications.
The lawsuit was filed on August 19. If Apple fails to comply with the court’s decision, VK is also seeking to impose a fine on Apple.
As a reminder, on June 25, Apple removed all apps from the Russian holding company VK from the App Store. Among them were “Zen,” “Odnoklassniki,” “VKontakte,” VK Video, and other services.
Apple explained that the removal of the apps was necessary to comply with international sanctions.
VK’s CEO is Vladimir Kirienko—the son of Sergey Kirienko, who has served as first deputy head of the Russian President’s Administration for over nine years and is responsible for Russia’s domestic policy.
Kirienko Sr. also oversees Russian propaganda efforts in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.
This was reported by the Russian media outlet Meduza.
Earlier, Russia filed a case against Apple for refusing to install the Max messenger on iPhones.
As a reminder, Apple, Google, and GitHub websites have stopped working in Russia.
A number of popular Russian services that have come under state control in recent years have begun to disappear from the Google Play app store. These include social networks, messaging apps, email services, and multimedia platforms.
