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Google no longer offers paid apps or paid app updates to Russian users. A new page, first viewed through 9to5Google, says, “Google Play is blocking paid app downloads and paid app updates in Russia as of May 5, 2022. “
Many corporations voluntarily shut down their operations in Russia in reaction to the invasion of Ukraine, but Google says it is not voluntarily preventing invoices in the country. In March, Google said it was forced to “suspend” its billing formula for users “due to a disruption in the payment formula. “(The 4 big credit card corporations voluntarily withdrew from Russia in March following the invasion of Ukraine, which practically caused Google to offer paid apps. )Google now says blocking paid apps is “part of our compliance efforts. “
Google published a blog post summarizing its efforts to help Ukraine, but proceeding to do business in Russia makes it an exception in big tech. top compatible American tech censor” in a recent Forbes article. One of the reasons Google can comply with Russia is that the country has one of the most competitive search market positions in the world. Google search occupies the current position in Russia, only the largest. A Russian-generation company, Yandex. Si Google leaves or is kicked out of the country, it risks wasting its market position altogether.
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