Earlier, the weather
app used to list a number of Crimean cities as Ukraine's territory
MOSCOW, November 27.
/TASS/. US tech company Apple has satisfied the demands of Russian MPs to show
Crimea as part of Russia on all its apps, head of the Russian State Duma (lower
house of parliament) Committee on Security and Corruption Control Vasily
Piskarev told reporters on Wednesday.
"They have
brought [their services] in line with the Russian law. The error with
displaying Crimean cities on the weather app has been eliminated," the MP
confirmed.
He showed the photos
that demonstrate that Sevastopol, Simferopol, Yalta and other cities are now
shown as part of Russian territory. "Earlier, it said that this was Ukraine,"
the politician noted. "A corresponding reaction followed, the problem was
resolved."
According to Chairman
of the Russian State Duma Committee for Information Policy, Information
Technologies and Communications Leonid Levin, this decision by Apple shows the
company’s intention to maintain its positions on the Russian market. "We
can only welcome Apple’s decision to bring their map services in line with the
requirements of the Russian law. With this step, the company has demonstrated
its willingness to maintain and improve its positions on the Russian
market," he claimed.
Levin added that the
regulation of the issue had been achieved "through open dialogue between
the parliament and the company’s representatives" without invoking
administrative procedures.
Source: ITAR-TASS
27-11-2019
