Russian authorities have demanded that Apple and Google pull the LinkedIn mobile app from their app stores in a move tied to a court ruling from November that blocked access to the service for ignoring local internet regulations, reports the New York Times. Both companies have complied with the request and as a result, smartphone users in Russia are no longer able to download the LinkedIn app. "We are disappointed with [Russia’s telecom regulatory agency] Roskomnadzor's action to block LinkedIn”, a LinkedIn spokesperson said in a statement to Recode. “It denies access to our members in Russia and the companies that use LinkedIn to grow their businesses”.