The removal of key services of the Russian holding VK from the App Store dealt a serious blow to the myth of "non-working sanctions" and demonstrated the real cost of Russian "import substitution". This is reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (CCD), informs UNN.
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It is noted that Apple's official explanation regarding compliance with sanctions legislation caused a storm of emotions both among ordinary Russians and in government offices. For the Kremlin, this became another reason for threats and calls to abandon iOS.
However, the situation clearly demonstrated: the population, especially young people, value American gadgets and the familiar digital comfort much more than the rhetoric of the Russian authorities. It is becoming increasingly obvious that in the fight against "hostile" American technologies, the Putin regime is clearly losing
They assess that now the Kremlin faces a difficult choice: either to "swallow" this humiliation and demonstrate its own helplessness, or to resort to "mirror" steps against Apple, which will likely undermine the authorities' ratings and provoke no less public discontent than mass internet or communication outages.
Recall
Earlier this month, the Russian State Duma banned authorization on websites via foreign email services. For violation, resource owners will be fined up to 700 thousand rubles.
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