Vasilii Piskarev: Google assured the State Duma that it will correct the wrong mapping of the Crimea on the maps

Following the meeting with Government Relations Director of Google Russia Marina Zhunich, Chairman of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control Vasilii Piskarev announced that the company would correct the situation in near future
Chairman of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control Vasilii Piskarev
Chairman of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control Vasilii Piskarev

“Marina Zhunich assured that there is no political basis. This is just an ongoing technical failure. She said that this task is currently her priority, and in the near future it will be corrected on Google maps and other products of this company,” said Vasilii Piskarev Piskarev Vasily Ivanovich Piskarev
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He added that members of the State Duma will address the Prosecutor General’s Office and Roskomnadzor if the situation is not corrected within a month, because “laws cannot be ignored”.

Earlier, the Committee on Security and Corruption Control investigated the incorrect mapping of the territorial affiliation of one of the Russian regions, Crimea, on Google maps. Thus, requests to verify the relevant information were sent to Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika and head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov.