: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Apple bows to Moscow’s pressure by agreeing to show annexed Crimea as part of Russia on apps


US tech giant Apple has complied with Moscow’s demands to show Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014, as Russian territory on its apps, lawmakers said on Wednesday.The Black Sea peninsula and its largest cities of Sevastopol and Simferopol are now displayed as Russian territory on Apple’s maps and weather apps when used in Russia. Crimea does not appear to be part of any country when these apps are used in France.“Crimea and Sevastopol now appear on Apple devices as Russian territory,”… …read more

Source:: South China Morning Post

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