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Russia forces Apple to remove VPN apps from App Store (bleepingcomputer.com)
11 points by janandonly on July 9, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


Shockingly brilliant move, Tim Apple. The DAY after Russia bombs one of the most important children's oncology centers in Europe. Amazing optics.


As Russian iphone customers lose their ability to use VPNs to get around the Putin regime's censorship, it's essential to remember that Apple shares the responsibility for this repression.

The company's "use the app store or do without" policy is a choke point that dictatorships happily leverage against their citizens.

Putin is a monster, but he counts on the control freakery in Cupertino.




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