The war in Ukraine.  Netflix goes a step further.  Suspends activities in Russia

The war in Ukraine. Netflix goes a step further. Suspends activities in Russia

Russia attacked Ukraine in the morning of February 24. The Ukrainians are firmly defending themselves, both the professional army and the increasing number of territorial defense forces joining it, to which as many as 100,000 people were to be enlisted. The West is responding by sending military equipment and humanitarian aid to Ukraine and by hitting Russia with sanctions. Nothing is a foregone conclusion in this war, the situation is uncertain and changes frequently, and the latest information can be followed

The company’s spokesman announced on Sunday the suspension of operations in Russia. “Taking into account the circumstances on the spot, we decided to suspend our services in Russia,” the Reuters Agency quotes.

Netflix is ​​suspending its services in Russia

Earlier, Netflix indicated that it did not intend to add Russian state TV channels to its platform, despite the decision of the Russian regulator committing to do so from March 1. It was suspected that the suspension of operations would be a consequence of this approach.

In addition, last week the management board of Netflix informed that it was withdrawing from film production in Russia, and was suspending cooperation with Russian producers. The service planned four local original productions, and one of them was discontinued after the announcement. We wrote more about this in the following text:

The war in Ukraine. The big internet gamers are coming out of Russia

Netflix has joined the internet giants that have decided to withdraw from the Russian market. In Russia, Facebook is unavailable, among others, and Google and Microsoft have significantly limited their presence in that market.

On Sunday night, Anonymous reported that it had hacked Russian state-owned TV stations (Channel One, Russia 24, Moscow 24), as well as two streaming platforms, Winki and Ivi (similar to Netflix), to broadcast content from the war in Moscow. Ukraine.

According to NEXTA, “Russia has started to actively prepare to disconnect from the global Internet. Not later than March 11, all servers and domains must be transferred to the Russian zone.”

The Russian war against Ukraine continues. There is information about houses destroyed, wounded and killed. Needs are increasing hour by hour. That is why Gazeta.pl joins forces with the Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM) Foundation to support humanitarian aid for Ukrainians and Ukrainians. Anyone can join the fundraiser by making a deposit through or on the website. More information in the article:

Source: Gazeta

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