Citing US restrictions, Google removed Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus software from the Play Store and terminated its developer account in the days leading up to the restrictions’ September 29th deadline, according to a Kaspersky blog post yesterday.

In a surprising move, Google has removed the popular antivirus apps developed by Kaspersky, a well-known cybersecurity company based in Russia, from its Google Play Store. This action comes as part of increasing restrictions on the company following concerns from the United States government over national security issues.

The apps were removed for US and international users, even though the 'restrictions have no material legal effect outside the US,' Kasperksy says.

The de facto Kaspersky ban in the USA is having a global impact: Google kicks the manufacturer and its products out of the Play Store.

Google removed Kaspersky's Android security apps from the Google Play store and disabled the Russian company's developer accounts.

Google globally removed the Android security apps from the Russian company Kaspersky from the Google Play Store at the weekend

Google has quietly taken down all Kaspersky security applications from the Google Play store, after U.S. ban. Here's what you need to know.

Google has removed Kaspersky's Android apps from the Play Store and has also disabled Kaspersky's developer account. None of Kaspersky's products are

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