How is it still allowed to operate in Russia? I thought there were sanctions. Is this company above the law or something?
Apple stopped operating in Russia over 2 years ago. That said, there is still a Russian language App Store, and they are not bricking anyone who bought a device before the embargo or anyone who brought an Apple device into Russia from another country.
I don’t quite know the nitty gritty details of what can and cannot be access via the Russian language AppStore within Russia, but it looks like Apple left some stuff accessible so dissidents could have access to secure messaging and computing platforms.
Is this company above the law or something?
They're a megacorp. So yes.
They stopped selling products in Russia during March 2022.
That said, there is still a Russian language App Store, and they were letting people in the country get access to platforms and software that would allow messages to be obscured from the state.
We need sideloading
i want to make an app called "my leg" and set it to break apple store policy so that the eventual headline can read, "apple pulls my leg".
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