Social embargo on Russia does not slow down

The embargo process, which started with Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine despite civilian losses, continues at full speed. Western internet giants started to withdraw from Russia one by one. The protests that started with social media spread to payment and content platforms.

Netflix, PayPal and TikTok move to Russia

Netflix had previously decided to stop all productions it started in Russia. Now, it has also stopped the content service. So Russian users will not be able to access the Netflix platform. Netflix is ​​estimated to have around 1 million subscribers in Russia.

Another internet giant, PayPal, has also announced that it has stopped all its services in Russia due to violent military aggression. It had previously stopped accepting new users. Russian users have to withdraw funds from their accounts within a certain period of time.

Finally, the giant social network TikTok announced that it has stopped uploading new videos and live broadcasts. It is stated that this decision was taken based on Russia’s new law, which provides for prison sentences for those who spread fake news. Users will be able to continue to use the features of watching existing videos and sending messages to each other. There are also those who say that these practices, which isolate Russia, are unfair to Russian citizens.