The American Internet giant has blocked Russian companies from accessing the Google Workspace service, which offers access to numerous tools, including Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets, according to the daily “”, which cites anonymous sources in two IT companies.
Russia. Google was supposed to block access to its services
the journal explains that the data of about 30 percent. of local companies are stored in Google Workspace. It is not known, however, what part of the 1,400 companies was to lose access as part of the blockade that Google was to impose on the basis of the American .
In turn, an anonymous source close to claims that the company has not intentionally introduced any changes to access to these tools. On the other hand, Softline, the Russian distributor of Google services, did not notice that local companies suddenly began to be blocked.
Russian companies still use foreign services
Google Workspace is popular mainly among small and medium-sized companies in Russia. Despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine, companies have not abandoned the services offered by foreign companies. However, experts point out that Russian enterprises risk losing information in this way, writes “Kommersant”. In response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Google banned sanctioned Russian companies from accessing its Google Play app store and suspended advertising and payment services in Russia.
Source: Gazeta
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