Slashgear

MARCH 14, 2022

Days after announcing plans to do so, Russia has banned access to Instagram, cutting off millions of users. The move follows a similar ban on Facebook.

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GizModo VR

MAY 23, 2022

After 15 years of selling coffee and baked goods in Russia, Starbucks has announced that it has suspended all business activity in Russia. Following the steps of McDonalds, which announced last week that they would begin “de-arching,” or removing all its brand elements from Russia. McDonalds had more than 800… Read more.

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Slashgear

MARCH 10, 2022

Russia makes an effort to get around big tech brand boycotts of the country's aggression in Ukraine by potentially legalizing software sharing.

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Mashable VR

MAY 18, 2022

Google is filing for bankruptcy in Russia, stating that the Russian government has seized its local bank account. Google Russia has published a notice of its intention to file for bankruptcy. SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine.

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Slashgear

MARCH 11, 2022

Niantic announced that they'd make Russia go dark in the game Pokemon GO (and Pikmin, for what it's worth). This is an extremely rare move for Niantic.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 21, 2022

That appears to be the thinking of the Russian government, which on Monday, March 21, officially banned Facebook and Instagram from the country for what amounts to failing to police discussion of Russia's ongoing and deadly invasion of Ukraine. The Associated Press confirmed TASS's Monday article. and Gazeta.ru information resources.".

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Slashgear

MARCH 1, 2022

Apple has announced plans to stop all product sales in Russia, citing the nation's invasion of Ukraine as the reason. Apple Pay has been limited, too.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 4, 2022

Microsoft is suspending all new sales of its products and services in Russia amidst the invasion of Ukraine by Putin's forces. In a blog post , Microsoft's president & vice chair Brad Smith also said the company's stopping "many aspects" of its business in Russia "in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions."

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Mashable VR

MARCH 14, 2022

Instagram is now completely blocked in Russia. The ban, implemented at midnight on Monday, was confirmed by GlobalCheck (via Bloomberg) , a service examining internet restrictions in Russia. Instagram now joins Meta's Facebook which has already been banned by Russia. This is wrong.". Tweet may have been deleted.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

Netflix has suspended its services in Russia, as the country's war with neighbouring Ukraine continues. Earlier this month Netflix halted production on all its upcoming Russian series , as well as putting a pause on any acquisitions from Russia. SEE ALSO: Apple Maps now marks Crimea as part of Ukraine outside Russia.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

In the latest of an ever-growing number of companies making the same decision, PayPal shut down its services in Russia. The move was a direct reaction to Russia's unprovoked war with Ukraine. Countless companies and service providers have cut off Russia in response to the war, including tech giants like Microsoft, Apple, and Google.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 7, 2022

It sounds like Russia may be getting a little desperate to stave off economic collapse in the wake of Ukraine-related Western sanctions. Legalize certain forms of software piracy as a potential workaround for products whose companies’ have recently cut off distribution in Russia. The new plan? Read more.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine unfolds, much of the world continues to watch via social media. In response, Russia has waged its own forces against major social media platforms and services in an attempt to control the narrative coming out of Ukraine. As such, Russia has tried to control them, with little success.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

It’s a race to the door for oil and gas companies with operations in Russia. Over the past 24 hours, three major international oil companies—BP, Equinor, and Shell—have publicly announced they will get out of the Russian oil business in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 5, 2022

For better or worse, Russia's internet just got kneecapped. Cogent is an internet infrastructure provider that serves international clients, including many companies in Russia. SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine. Watching footage from Ukraine? Here's how to protect your mental health.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 5, 2022

The ongoing shared commitment between Russia and the U.S. officials have reportedly crafted drastic plans in the event Russia decides to suddenly and unilaterally abandon ship. for the International Space Station has come under intense pressure due to politics both on and above the Earth, and U.S. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 4, 2022

Airbnb is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus, according to a tweet from CEO Brian Chesky posted Thursday. Airbnb joined forces with humanitarian organization HIAS , which is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine on ground and offering help to those who are being displaced amid Russia's invasion.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 1, 2022

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and a slew of other Big Tech companies are continuing to take action over Russia's war in Ukraine. According to Apple , the company has "stopped all product sales in Russia." Apple also added that it halted exports to Russia last week. We have paused all product sales in Russia.

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GizModo VR

JULY 26, 2022

While meeting with president Vladimir Putin today, Yury Borisov, the newly appointed head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, said Russia will leave the International Space Station after 2024 and attend to the construction of its own orbital outpost. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 3, 2022

Apple's Maps and Weather apps now mark Crimea as part of Ukraine when accessed outside of Russia. Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine may have something to do with it. The decision to acknowledge Russia's claim was loudly criticised by Ukrainian officials at the time, with Ukraine's U.S. Australia, and, of course, Ukraine.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 4, 2022

Russia is now moving to block access to Facebook across the entire country, according to a March 4 official press release , translated by Google. Notably, only the Facebook platform itself appears to be the target of Russia's ire — Meta-owned apps like WhatsApp and Instagram look to remain unscathed (at least for now). "On

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

based tech firms that they need to set up local offices in Russia by next year or maybe just get the hell out, according to Reuters. The Russian government has told 13 mostly U.S.-based Read more.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 6, 2022

Netflix has suspended its streaming service in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine toward the end of last month.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 6, 2022

Intel will suspend all business operations in Russia in response to the country’s continued war on Ukraine, according to a statement from the company late Tuesday. The tech giant has roughly 1,200 employees in Russia. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

The global business community is increasingly moving to isolate Russia for the war it's waging in Ukraine, and video games are no exception. Here's a rundown of what we've seen so far from key players in the video game space as efforts to isolate Russia have snowballed in the midst of Ukraine's calls for the industry to take action.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Russia has officially invaded Ukraine, starting a needless war that has the potential to cause extreme human suffering and create millions of refugees. But don’t believe everything you see on the internet right now, especially if you’re checking social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok. Read more.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A map of Ukraine showing its border with Russia. Russia is also a country known for spreading misinformation to sow panic and confusion for its benefit. Live Blogs Some news organizations put together live blogs of the news coming out of Russia and Ukraine. We are optimistic. Credit: Getty / DigitalVision Vectors.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 5, 2022

Already, posts from the TikTok accounts of outlets like RT come with a label that designates it as "Russia state-controlled media.". A "Russia state-controlled media" label in action. SEE ALSO: What social media platforms are doing to stop misinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Credit: Screenshot: TikTok.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 10, 2022

McDonald’s has been rebranded in Russia and the new restaurant’s logo has been revealed. Last month, the fast food chain announced its intention to leave the country due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read more.

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Slashgear

MARCH 25, 2022

Following the lead of major tech companies across the world, Spotify will suspend service in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 21, 2022

Downloads of the most recent versions of Windows have stopped in Russia, according to a new report from Bleeping Computer. Microsoft hasn’t publicly clarified why this is happening, though we’ve reached out to the company for comment and will update our story if they respond. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 10, 2022

YouTube has stopped content creators in Russia from being able to make money with most ads that appear on their videos. But there’s one important caveat: YouTube creators in Russia can still theoretically make money when anyone outside of Russia watches ads on their videos. Read more.

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Digital Trends

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

The Russian space agency Roscosmos is halting launches of its Soyuz rockets from French Guiana in response to EU sanctions due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 4, 2022

Intel has announced that it will stop shipments to Russia and Belarus, effective immediately. It joins Apple, AMD, and others that have already done the same.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The website of Russia's state-owned news agency TASS appears to have been hacked on Monday, with an anti-war message taking over the homepage amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Indifferent journalists of Russia. SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine. local time. To put Putin in the textbooks?

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Digital Trends

MARCH 1, 2022

After stopping the export of Apple products to Russia, Apple is now halting sales of all its products via its online store.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 10, 2022

-based tech products and services are disappearing from Russia. The latest in line are all payment-based Google and YouTube services in Russia, as the country's war with Ukraine continues. This has numerous consequences for users of Google services in Russia. Free apps and games are still available for users in Russia, however.

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