alt Hacker NewsWhat's not easily verifiable is (1) whether they were removed, in the sense that they were there before and now are not; (2) if so, when; and (3) if so, why.
The obvious interpretation—that they've been removed for political reasons connected to the current war—would require knowing all 3 of these, and we don't know those things yet.
I can only verify #1. I make no claim to issues #2 or #3. See my comment here:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47744840
Edit: I've replied to my previous post with a bit more context. Seems it's possible it was only ever briefly on Apple Maps.