Google Maps Live Traffic Data Has Temporarily Been Disabled In Ukraine

Google announced on Sunday that some google Maps functions that provide real traffic information and how crowded different destinations have been temporarily disabled for Ukraine.

After conferring with sources including regional authorities, the company decided to make the move to deactivate the GoogleMaps traffic layer and live information on how popular businesses like restaurants in Ukraine are for the safety of local populations in the country.

Russian armies entered Ukraine on Thursday, and the country is now under attack. Nearly 400,000citizens including children and women have fled to neighboring countries as missiles landed in 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 who are 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" that was actually Russian movement towards the border.

According to Google, drivers using google's map still have access to real-time information.