Spotify decides to close its office in Russia indefinitely

Russia’s military attacks against Ukraine continue at full speed. Because of this, many countries and companies have imposed new sanctions on Russia. Spotify is among these companies. After Russia’s military attacks, Spotify took several new decisions, including closing its offices in Russia “indefinitely”.

Spotify, Russia

According to the decision taken in Russia, foreign social media companies with more than 500,000 daily users have to open a local office in the country. Only a few companies implemented this decision, and one of them was Spotify. However, Spotify has decided to close its office in Russia indefinitely due to Russia’s persistent attacks. In addition, the company has decided to remove advertising content linked to Russia. However, users in Russia will still be able to access Spotify. A Spotify spokesperson explains, “We consider it critically important to try to keep our service up and running in Russia to allow for the global flow of information.”

Spotify, like other internet platforms, also restricted the discoverability of content affiliated with the Russian state. In addition, the company has removed all content on RT and Sputnik from Spotify’s platform. A Spotify spokesperson said in a statement: “We deeply regret the attacks on Ukraine. Our top priority over the past week has been to ensure that Spotify continues to serve as an important global and regional news source at a time when the safety of our employees and access to information are more important than ever.” happened.” made statements.