The Kremlin is so worried about Smart Voting that it is trying to root it out everywhere. First, they blocked 50 websites linked to Navalny, and we have no doubt they will soon block the Smart Voting website as well. But once they realized that we were urging everyone to download the apps, they declared war on those too.
Roskomnadzor (Russia’s federal media and communications regulator) sent Apple a letter demanding that it remove our app, on the grounds that “ACF’s activities are banned in Russia.”
This is an important test for Apple: whether it will give in to pressure from the Russian authorities. We very much hope that does not happen, because our app is entirely legal.
For now, it is still available in any case, so download it as soon as possible, sign up for Smart Voting, and get ready to take on United Russia in the State Duma elections. They are already afraid of us, so we must unite and show them the power of collective action.