The team of opposition politician Alexei Navalny has accused the tech giants of censorship for the removal of the 'smart voting' app.
has contacted for comment, were complicit in political censorship.
"It shows that the authorities are really afraid of smart voting," said Vladimir Ashurkov, FBK executive director, about the app's removal,"they spare no resources in trying to suppress our efforts at campaigning for smart voting and for the candidates that have been selected and published yesterday."
Before heading to cast their ballot, a user in the country's 225 districts could enter their address which would inform them of the candidate most likely to beat a United Russia contender.
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