The media watchdog has found that Google Play Store contains at least 38 Russian apps that can be used to watch propaganda TV channels, including those banned in Lithuania for incitement to war and ethnic hatred and spreading disinformation, and RT, a propaganda television channel banned in the European Union.
"The RTCL has asked Google to apply geo-blocking to these apps on the territory of Lithuania," the watchdog said in a press release.
"This would make these apps inaccessible to Lithuanian users and contribute to more effective prevention of disinformation," it added.
In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the RTCL has suspended the reception of MIR24, RBK-TV, Planeta RTR, Rossiya 24, NTV Mir, Belarus 24, Pirmais Baltijas Kanals Lietuva (PBK) and TVCi in Lithuania over gross violations.
Russian state media broadcasts are banned across the EU.