US-based digital platforms continue to restrict their services in Russia at the request of the government. Spotify has yet to operations in Russia. completely stopped if not The restrictions that Russian users will notice were also on our headline. Decisions announced by the company today, do not use Spotify in Russia at all. won’t be pleased.
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Since last week RT and Sputnik We see that the media organizations close to the Russian Government, especially the Russian government, face restrictions. On platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, where information spreads rapidly, the shares of the Russian media are displayed with a warning. Spotify has been hosting RT and Sputnik’s podcast content for a while. As a sanction, these contents are now available on Spotify. not to be included It was decided.
In addition, the company is closing its offices in Russia. This retraction will be available to Spotify in the future. a heavy price it could be. Because, as in our country, in Russia, digital platforms will open offices in the country. condition. Closing of office in Russia, this is now breaking the law means. So even if Spotify doesn’t cut the service, the Russian government will probably unplug Spotify.
The Spotify spokesperson’s statement states that the service wants to stay within the borders of Russia:
We consider it critically important to try to keep our service up and running in Russia to allow the global flow of information.
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It’s not the first time Spotify has implemented restrictions on content it deems unsuitable. Last month, Joe Rogan’s podcast, about COVID-19 for spreading false information was removed from the platform. Now there is false information about the situation in Ukraine. Presumably, other restrictions will be taken against the Russian media in the coming days.