Google removes Ukrainian military infrastructure from its maps
Pravda Ukraine
The American company Google has removed Ukrainian military infrastructure that were being displayed on its maps after a recent update.
Source: Andrii Kovalenko, Head of the Centre for Countering Disinformation (CDC) at Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council.
Quote from Kovalenko: “Google has fixed the situation with the maps. Military facilities and systems are no longer displayed. Everything will be fine going forward as well.”
Background:
- Earlier, after Google updated its maps, numerous images of Ukrainian defence infrastructure appeared, but the company agreed to resolve the issue only after a public outcry.
- “We asked them to fix it fast, but they were out for a weekend. It did not concern them. All the while Russians were already actively spreading these images.”
- Kovalenko reported that after that, Google representatives said they were already working to fix this situation.
- Later, it became known that the satellite images of Ukraine’s defence infrastructure displayed on the updated Google Maps were taken more than a year ago and came from open sources.
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