Good points, many support the regime just by being passive. I don’t agree however that in the Information Age you’re damned to soak up solely the local propaganda. It’s never been easier to educate oneself of external viewpoints.
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Apple Removes Russian VK Apps From App Store in Response to UK Sanctions
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Everyone who uses social media in Russia has the VK app installed already. This move by Apple is purely for show. It doesn’t prevent access to VK, and since new Apple products aren’t for sale in Russia, no one is getting a new iPhone any time soon.
Apparently better late than never, but why are the russians allowed to murder innocent people for six months before some react?
We're allies within NATO so if one NATO member sanctioned an adversary chances are the others would to, so Apple pulling VK from the App Store is most likely precautionary before the US follows suit in sanctioning as well.
But don't we in the West have a tendency to educate ourselves of external viewpoints but dismiss them as local propaganda, whilst never questioning our internal viewpoints?
I worked with a number of Russian colleagues up till a few weeks ago when their offices got closed down. Some of them were well aware of what was really going on in Ukraine, others weren't. But it was also interesting to learn from them that the picture the Western media was painting of the impact of sanctions in Moscow was heavily exaggerated and in some cases just untrue. Yet no one questioned this Western propaganda.
Imagine if the USA government was sanctioned for murdering innocent people locally and abroad, historically and present... would Apple remove all apps made from the US?
FYI, I do not support wars, any wars. And I do not support Russia's war in Ukraine.
Already block these apps and website on my Pi-Hole lol. Also on my Ubiquiti hardwares. Geo blocked all Russia sources as well.
There are several apps like 1Blocker is also sending info to Russia server, how I know because all the IPs point back home to Russia.
There are several apps like 1Blocker is also sending info to Russia server, how I know because all the IPs point back home to Russia.
Shocking to hear commenters side with Putin's war claiming its a free speech violation. Russia is all about suppressing free speech.
I think you'll find it's actually innocent Ukrainians who are suffering - not being able to download something from the App Store hardly equates.
They should have done it sooner. We should honestly ban everything Russian at this point.
Thank you for giving a possible reason. So I’m guessing it’s a treaty thing, where if one country enacted a sanction, the other members would probably need to follow suit.
Is it like the Huawei US ban, I guess?
If VK hadn't stolen Facebook's graphics, I would have thought it was a dating app for neonazis the fist time I saw it. And being more neonazi-friendly than Facebook must be quite hard.
Remove Facebook next please Apple! Then do Instagram and WhatsApp.
Russia doesn't have free speech, that is limited to only a few countries.
Not easy in some countries, especially when the government filters the internet.
GOOD MORNING!
I get to choose what media you consume. Free speech is not real. I literally run this ****. The only media I'm allowing on our Apple platform is media that aligns with my views. Sorry suckers! Build your own App Store if you want to hear other sides/viewpoints. For now, you will get only the sides I want you to hear.
I get to choose what media you consume. Free speech is not real. I literally run this ****. The only media I'm allowing on our Apple platform is media that aligns with my views. Sorry suckers! Build your own App Store if you want to hear other sides/viewpoints. For now, you will get only the sides I want you to hear.
I feel like there’s an error in operationalization within that poll, or, at least, how the message is framed.
What Russians think of the war in Ukraine, according to an independent pollster
Denis Volkov acknowledges that public opinion polling in Russia has its challenges and pitfalls, but says the findings still hold valuable information.www.npr.org
That article begins with “What do ordinary Russians think about President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine…”, but that Q is measured “…by asking whether people support the actions of the Russian military.” Seems like two different Qs, IMO. Notably, Volkov and colleagues have to be incredibly careful.
Imagine writing this on Macrumors and getting all upvotes.
What a crap show.
Propaganda is so strong in Russia and in the US/West.
It’s an international business sanction, boys. Take a deep breath, have some decaf, and file away the indignity for another day.
58.6% of statistics are made up on the spot.
Yes. If you remember Article 5 of the NATO treaty: An attack on one NATO party is an attack on them all. To reinforce that fact other NATO parties participate in actions against our adversary however they see fit, which in this case is supporting the UK's sanctions against Russian tech oligarchs.
In terms of Huawei that can be more interpreted with Article 3: "In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack." The reason Huawei is banned in the United States is because their phones and commlines were being wiretapped trying to easedrop on our government infrastructure and other corporations and organizations. So the European NATO members followed suit cancelling their 5G tower upgrades with Huawei.
There's a reason NATO has stuck around decades after the Iron Curtain fell.
True but ultimately there are ways to inform yourself, you need to put in more of an effort of course. But if you’re a critical person not just since yesterday you probably have figured out your channels for information.