Apple stopped selling all its products in Russia
At the request of the Ukrainian government and other officials, Apple finally stopped selling its physical products in Russia. In addition, the Cupertinos are some of the Russian news operators Rasha Today (RT) and Sputnik Removed from the App Store abroad.
Apple In the statement He said he had decided to do so in response to Russian violence in Ukraine:
“We have stopped all our exports to sales channels in Russia.”
A few days ago, Mikhail Fedorov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, called for a halt to sales of Apple products in Russia, as well as a ban on Ukrainian users accessing the App Store. In his letter, Fedorov said such measures would motivate Russia’s younger generation and activists to prevent a war.
Apple though in its statement to its plans for App Store He did not mention, but said that the capability of live traffic reports and accidents in Apple Maps Has been disabled to increase the safety of people in Ukraine. Before the Cupertinos, Google did the same in Ukraine Google Maps Had done.
It is now possible to access the Apple Online Store in Russia, but products like Iphone And Macs are not available and people can not add them to their product portfolio.
The reaction of technology companies to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
In addition to the widespread reaction of political officials in various countries, including the European Union, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked the reaction of technology companies. In addition to blocking the access of some Russian banks to Apple Pay and Google Pay, Russian media on social networks and various platforms have also come under pressure.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has restricted Russian media access to the platform and also prevented them from broadcasting ads or making money. Google has banned state-run media from advertising and monetizing, as well as Russian news channels Rasha Today and Sputnik in Europe.