Alphabet Inc's Google said on Tuesday that it has blocked mobile apps connected to RT and Sputnik, Russia’s state-owned television network and news agency, from its Play store.
The company took the decision in line with an earlier move to remove the Russian state publishers from its news-related features, reports Reuters.
A number of tech companies have limited distribution and advertising tools to Russian news outlets in recent days as the European Commission readies a ban on them out of concern that they are spreading misinformation about the war in Ukraine.
RT Deputy Editor-in-Chief Anna Belkina said in a statement on Tuesday that technology companies that have cut her outlet's distribution have not pointed to any evidence that it has reported falsehoods.
Sputnik did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Apple Inc said on Tuesday that RT News and Sputnik News were no longer available for download from its App Store outside Russia.
