The effect of the war between Russia and Ukraine is increasing day by day in the cyber world. A blow for Russia, which has been restricted from many social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Spotify, came from Slack. Russia, which does extensive research in space exploration, is cornered in the war on social media.
It has been a matter of curiosity what Russia will do in the face of these situations, which is isolated by US-based technology companies. So, what are the statements made by Slack about Russia? Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
Germany warns Kaspersky users: Do not support Russia
Germany said it was concerned about those using Kaspersky products. The EU country thinks that Russia can be supported with Kaspersky.
Slack suspends accounts in Russia
The website Axios has noticed that some organizations in Russia cannot access their Slack accounts and their accounts are locked. The popular business app has started removing Russian users from the platform to comply with the company’s policies after the invasion of Ukraine, as well as sanctions against Russia.
This was shocking for users who suddenly lost their accounts. Because Slack hosts many files and data that companies and organizations use to communicate. The sudden occurrence of this situation prevented users from downloading their data. Slack did not delete the data of the accounts it suspended in Russia, but announced that users would not be able to access their data. He also stated that the sanctions will continue. Statements made by the company for Russia:
“Slack must take action as required by law to comply with sanctions regulations in the U.S. and other countries where we operate, including in some cases suspending accounts without notice.”
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