Apple has stopped promoting all of its merchandise in Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine, the corporate introduced Tuesday.
The corporate stated in an announcement that it's "deeply involved" in regards to the Russian invasion and that in response, it has "paused all product gross sales" within the nation. Apple additionally stated it has moved to restrict entry to digital providers, comparable to Apple Pay, inside Russia, and restricted the provision of Russian state media functions outdoors the nation.
"Final week, we stopped all exports into our gross sales channel within the nation. Apple Pay and different providers have been restricted. RT Information and Sputnik Information are now not obtainable for obtain from the App Retailer outdoors Russia," Apple stated. "And we've got disabled each visitors and dwell incidents in Apple Maps in Ukraine as a security and precautionary measure for Ukrainian residents."
Apple's choice comes as tech firms have face growing public strain to behave in opposition to Russia. The Ukrainian authorities final week had requested Apple to cease providing its app retailer in Russia, however some safety and democracy specialists stated that that would hurt Russian customers who're protesting the Kremlin and who depend on Western instruments to prepare.
Fb, YouTube and Twitter have all begun cracking down on content material shared by Russian media amid intensifying strain from European officers to behave in opposition to pro-Russian propaganda. Netflix additionally stated it's refusing to air Russian state TV channels within the nation.
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