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| Apple faces restrictions in Russia due to new regulations |
The Russian government passed new guarantees this month that could directly affect technology and media companies such as Apple, Google, Samsung and Netflix. The new provisions entered into force on July 1, 2020. All computers, smartphones and tablets sold here are required. Computers and other devices Russia provides pre-installed Russian software.
A new requirement explains that all devices by default should have the Yandex web browser and other applications developed in Russia that many foreign technology companies, including Apple, do not want.
This raises concerns about data protection, as another requirement states that all Russian user data must be stored on a local server, Russia has blocked LinkedIn entry after refusing to share information, and users on Russian, Facebook and Twitter servers can also do so,,
Facebook and Twitter are currently violating Russian law enacted three years ago, which provides for storing Russian personal data in Russia. The two companies continue to store personal information of Russian users abroad and continue to block calls to Facebook and Twitter due to legislators, and politicians have accused the two companies of interfering in Russian affairs and interfering in Russian affairs by providing content against the Kremlin.
The RATEK business association and Apple Inc.'s home appliances and computer companies association have been criticized. The initiative, and a spokesman for the association told a Hollywood reporter that the regulations affect the country's affairs. It affects consumers, electronics manufacturers and software developers. ,
He added: "Manufacturers will suffer from the fact that some operating systems are not available for external applications, and even those who may be able to install local applications in advance will have to pay a high license fee."
Apple is unlikely to accept anything like this, as iPhone manufacturers refuse to change their operating systems to specific regions or phone companies, and even companies that can change the system need a license, use these Russian apps, which makes the product more expensive and makes it more Marketability. The lowest competitiveness.
Hollywood journalists also said that changes in the Russian government will affect services such as Apple TV + and Netflix, as the government wants to protect domestically produced multimedia content and law violations that could lead to fines of up to 100% to 18 million rubles (approximately $ 290,000).
Although this figure is still small compared to revenues from tech giants, these fines can be reused technically, which may cause many companies to stop working in the country.
Apple, Google, Samsung, and Dell are said to have held meetings in an attempt to overturn the government's decision, but none have held yet.