Apple requires video hosting Rutube to hide the content of Russian state media in the application for iOS. Or it should be available only to residents of the aggressor country, Meduza reports..

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Hosting took two weeks to make a decision. If the requirement is not met, the application may be removed from the AppStore. It is noted that access to Rutube in the app store is already limited, except for users from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan..

“Developers are forced to take such a step in order to give users the new functionality that they are waiting for.. Rutube does not plan to impose restrictions on the distribution of Russian media, as this violates the rights of the Russian-speaking population, ”the hosting press service said..

It is noted that many media outlets and bloggers of the aggressor country, who were blocked on YouTube after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, are represented on Rutube.. This includes Channel One, Russia 1, NTV, Russia-24, TNT, RT, Spas, the channel of propagandist Vladimir Solovyov and others.

Recall that on May 9, the IT army attacked Rutube, after which the Russian video hosting did not work for several days, but later restored work.. RosSMI reported that the site code was completely removed, but the hosting itself denied this information.