Apple pulls dozens of VPN apps from App Store in Russia (9to5mac.com)
from Sunshine@lemmy.ca to apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world on 29 Sep 2024 10:49
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Sunshine@lemmy.ca on 29 Sep 2024 10:49 next collapse

We need sideloading

Nogami@lemmy.world on 29 Sep 2024 18:43 collapse

You must want android. Enjoy.

Sunshine@lemmy.ca on 29 Sep 2024 19:29 collapse

Its my phone I should do with it as I please.

Nogami@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2024 00:23 collapse

You knew what you got into when you bought it. Do you buy a Nintendo switch and expect to play Sony exclusives? Lol.

atro_city@fedia.io on 29 Sep 2024 11:26 next collapse

How is it still allowed to operate in Russia? I thought there were sanctions. Is this company above the law or something?

TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world on 29 Sep 2024 15:38 next collapse

Is this company above the law or something?

They’re a megacorp. So yes.

simplejack@lemmy.world on 29 Sep 2024 19:28 collapse

They stopped selling products in Russia during March 2022.

That said, there is still a Russian language App Store, and they were letting people in the country get access to platforms and software that would allow messages to be obscured from the state.

simplejack@lemmy.world on 29 Sep 2024 19:24 collapse

Apple stopped operating in Russia over 2 years ago. That said, there is still a Russian language App Store, and they are not bricking anyone who bought a device before the embargo or anyone who brought an Apple device into Russia from another country.

I don’t quite know the nitty gritty details of what can and cannot be access via the Russian language AppStore within Russia, but it looks like Apple left some stuff accessible so dissidents could have access to secure messaging and computing platforms.

ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world on 29 Sep 2024 12:06 next collapse

i want to make an app called “my leg” and set it to break apple store policy so that the eventual headline can read, “apple pulls my leg”.

DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 29 Sep 2024 12:26 collapse

Pussy