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Devs claim Apple is banning VPNs in Russia 'more effectively' than Putin
- ptyz 2y agoApple wants money. Putin wants power. They are good friends with mutual interests. What is your concern? Are you reading this thread from your iPhone?
- ptyz 2y ago>>Cupertino had to remove the app from the App Store in Russia since the software did not "conform with all local laws." Let me remind you that these are the same laws by which Russians are killing people in Ukraine right now
- fisf 2y agoYes. And to spell it out explicitly: this is yet another instance of a big company willingly complying with demands by a authoritarian regime.
- musicale 2y ago> "Apple's actions, motivated by a desire to retain revenue from the Russian market, actively support an authoritarian regime," Red Shield said in a statement. China I can understand since Apple's manufacturing is there. But is Russia really that big a market for Apple?
- TheLoafOfBread 2y agoThis is answer on question: Is Apple going to leave EU? No they can't even leave Russia.
- talldayo 2y agoThey can't even be bothered to boycott jurisdictions that actually mandate government surveillance: https://support.apple.com/en-us/111754 https://support.apple.com/en-us/111754 That's how you know their security objections are all for show.
- TheLoafOfBread 2y agoHow is it that Apple has no problem to follow Russian regulations, but are having a hissy fit to follow EU regulations?
- musicale 2y agoI assume this is a rhetorical question?