With more than two months behind in the Russian occupation, the sanctions imposed have annoyed Russian users. While many countries were embarrassing Russia because Putin did not take a step back, technology giant Apple joined this caravan again.
Platforms such as Spotify, Netflix, as it is known, suspended their activities in Russia. Apple has banned the use of Apple Pay indefinitely for users in Russia. In response, Russian users took action and filed a lawsuit against the US company.
$1 million lawsuit shock to Apple
According to Reuters, Russian users received $1.26 million, or 90 million dollars, in return for Apple’s ban. demands compensation in rubles. This request was brought to court by the Russian law firm Chernyshov, Lukoyanov & Partner, on the grounds that Apple victimized users. However, the decision has not yet been made.
So what happened in this process?
Platforms such as Google, Spotify and Netflix stopped their activities in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Apple, on the other hand, suspended Apple Pay against Russian users, as it did with Google Pay. However, the Cupertino-based company later closed the gap by using Mir card payment systems, removing factors that prevented Apple Pay from being used. Still, as the case is taken to court, Apple may face paying the 1.26 million compensation.
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