The App Store blocked 50 apps with illegal online casinos at the request of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, negotiations with Google are ongoing, Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development - Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov said on Wednesday, UNN reports.
The App Store blocked 50 apps with illegal online casinos at the request of the Ministry of Digital Transformation. Earlier, at the initiative of the President, Apple and Google were approached to restrict gambling. Today, we received the first decisions - 50 gambling apps were blocked in the App Store
According to him, they have also set up a fast track with Apple for blocking. "All applications that our team detects and transmits will be blocked immediately. If you have such cases, please let us know. To do this, send an email to hello@thedigital.gov.ua with the subject line "Casino blocking," the Vice Prime Minister noted.
"And negotiations with Google are ongoing. I am sure we will also have a result. I thank the companies for their effective cooperation," Fedorov said.