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Both of the organizations are legal entities of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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The app was developed by Jehovah's Witnesses, the non-profit organization Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania holds the copyright to it and it is sold by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. It includes translations of the Bible, as well as books and brochures for Bible study. JW Library is an official app produced by Jehovah's Witnesses. The oversight agency pointed out in its lawsuit that this app, available on Google Play and the App Store, is used for "the mass circulation of extremist printed media." Petersburg city prosecutor's office requested that the court ban the circulation of JW Library in Russia. The court ruling will soon be forwarded to Russia's telecommunications oversight agency Roskomnadzor, and the app is to be banned based on it, the press service said.Īs reported, in October 2020, the St. Petersburg has declared as extremist the mobile app JW Library of the religious organization Jehovah's Witnesses, banned in Russia, and prohibited its distribution in the territory of Russia, the press service for the city prosecutor's office said. Petersburg, April 1, Interfax - The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg court bans mobile app of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia