Google to send mobile air strike alerts to Ukrainians

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Google to send mobile air strike alerts to Ukrainians

Washington: Amidst the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the American company Google has once again come forward to help the people of Ukraine. This time Google has announced that it will send alerts to Android mobile users of Ukraine regarding Russian air attacks. This will give the people of Ukraine an advance alert of possible Russian airstrikes and it could possibly save their lives.

Google is going to start this service after the request of the Government of Ukraine. According to GSM Arena, the update of this new service of Google will be available in the Google Play service. According to the company’s Vice President of Engineering, Google will use the same system in this service as is used in relation to earthquakes.

Even before this, Google has started and stopped many important services in favor of Ukraine. Recently Google closed some of its Google Maps services in Ukraine. These included traffic information and information regarding congestion in some places. Google said that this data can be used in military intelligence against Ukraine.

Google to send mobile air strike alerts to Ukrainians

At the same time, in early March, major tech companies, including Google, announced steps to block Russian state media from using their services, tightening the noose on social media about the Russian attack on Ukraine. So that they cannot spread disinformation and misinformation.

Google had announced that it is blocking such YouTube channels in Europe with immediate effect. However, made it clear that it will take some time for it to be fully effective.

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