Google has temporarily disabled live traffic functions on Google Maps in Ukraine.
On Sunday, Google Maps functions that provide real traffic information and how crowded destinations are have been temporarily disabled for Ukraine.
After conferring with sources, including regional authorities, the company said it had taken the move of worldwide deactivating the Google Maps traffic layer and live information on how popular businesses like stores and restaurants are in Ukraine for the safety of local populations the country.
Russian armies entered Ukraine on Thursday, and the country is now under attack. Nearly 400,000 citizens, including women and children, have fled to neighboring countries as missiles landed on Ukrainian cities.
Russia’s efforts in Ukraine are referred to as a “special operation.”
Google and other major internet giants have announced new measures to protect customers’ security in the region.
Researchers piecing together activity around the war have also used online services and social media sites.
Hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the attack, a scholar at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California used Google Maps to track a “traffic bottleneck” Russian movement towards the border.
According to Google, drivers in the area who use Google’s turn-by-turn navigation services can still get real traffic information.
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