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		Siira on Sept 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google, Apple remove Navalny app from stores as Ru... Bullshit. The Russians won’t be able to stop using iPhones, and with Apple out of Russia, the OS can be free from Russian influence.

oliwarner on Sept 18, 2021 [–]

If Apple didn't bend the knee, Russia could block its banks doing business with Apple, as well as simply blocking their networks.

Russia has a lot of power to flex against its own citizens.

Siira on Sept 19, 2021 | [–]

And leave its citizens with what alternative? The smartphone OS duopoly is stronger than one authoritarian little shit.

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