Russian media claims Google's alleged move to decensor Russian military bases comes amid 'strained relations' between the country and the U.S. tech giant.
In response, Google said it hadn't made any blurring changes, suggesting that the photos were always available.
"We haven't made any blurring changes to our satellite imagery in Russia," Google spokesperson Genevieve Park toldThe Russian publication alleges that the newly available images include,"the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, a nuclear weapons store near Murmansk, submarines in the Far East peninsula of Kamchatka, and a military airbase in the Western city of Kursk.
Google says it hasn't changed anything concerning blurring out sensitive sites in Russia, despite Ukraine's military alleging the tech giant"opened access" to Moscow military facilities.,"We've recently paused all Google and YouTube ads in Russia. As a follow-up, we're now extending this pause to all our monetization features, including YouTube Premium, Channel Memberships, Super Chat, and Merchandise, for viewers in Russia.
Google has also stopped advertising content produced by Russian state media, citing it didn't want people to take advantage of the war for financial gain.
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