Blacklisted foreign companies persist in app stores, defying U.S. sanctions

Dozens of apps for companies put under sanctions by the U.S. government have remained available in app stores maintained by Apple and Google, a violation of the law according to legal experts.

The apps are associated with accused malefactors including Russian banks blacklisted after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a Chinese construction company in repressive Xinjiang and a Houthi-linked bank in Yemen.