In the Russia-Ukraine war that has been going on for two weeks Taking a stand against the Putin administration The sanctions of technology companies do not stop. Recently, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, suspended its advertising relations with Russia and stopped selling ads in the country. In addition, YouTube has turned off the ability to show ads for Russian channels. Not content with these, Google is now in Russia Restricting Play Store usage took the decision.
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Google announced on its official support page, for users in Russia in the coming days. Google Play will pause its billing system told. Explaining the reason for the decision as “the glitch in the payment system”, the technology giant did not say a word about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Closing the Google Play Store billing system, allowing users to use Google Play in Russia can’t buy apps and gamesmeans they cannot pay for subscriptions or make any in-app digital product purchases. Free apps will continue to be available on the Play Store.
According to the company’s statement, users previously downloaded or purchased will be able to access applications and games. Existing subscriptions will continue until the end of the current billing period and will be automatically canceled at the end of the period. In addition, the existing trial period will continue to work until it expires.
Error message will appear
When a user in Russia tries to purchase an app, make an in-app purchase, or initiate a subscription through Google Play’s billing system after Google shuts down the Play Store billing system An error message will appear stating that this operation cannot be performed.
Netflix, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Activision, Volkswagen Many companies, including technology, automotive, and the game industry, have imposed sanctions on Russia. On the other hand, while TikTok suspended live broadcasting and new content sharing, the government completely blocked access to social media giants Facebook and Twitter.
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