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Apple 'doesn't give a damn,' marks Crimea as part of Russia on Apple Maps

Apple 'doesn't give a damn,' marks Crimea as part of Russia on Apple Maps

Apple's Maps and Weather apps, when accessed in Russia, now mark the disputed peninsula of Crimea as Russian territory — a move that has upset Ukrainian officials and defied international consensus.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Russia's parliament announced it had met with an Apple official who advised the "inaccuracy" in their apps regarding how Crimea was marked had been "finally removed."

"[Committee on Security and Corruption Control head] Vasilii Piskarev noted that Apple fulfilled its obligations and brought the applications on its devices in compliance with the requirements of the Russian legislation," said the statement. Read more...

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from Mashable https://mashable.com/article/apple-maps-crimea-russia-ukraine/
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