@m0xee russia can't shut down every iphone factory in one hour with a phone call. you seem to forget that apple is more dependent on china than any other organization anywhere, including usa
@sneak
Yeah, I agree — but that is the whole point, they don't have so much at stake in Russia as they do in China and yet they play along with these demands 🤷
@sneak
Apparently, Apple has easened up even further to complying with foreign governments' requirements. In Russia they didn't hand over the keys to the kingdom like they did in China (yet😏), but they seem to be removing VPN software from local App Store quite willingly — without putting up any fight at all: https://www.techradar.com/pro/vpn/apple-keeps-removing-vpn-apps-in-russia-and-the-toll-is-worse-than-we-thought