> think Google but in cahoots with the authoritarian government
Sure, but the split appears have been very successful in this regard.
Sure, but the split appears have been very successful in this regard.
A cynical view would be that it's only now that the association became bad for business.
[0]: By the way, Yandex was showing Crimea as unqualifiedly Russian territory since 2014, until the war, when they just removed borders between countries completely
Edit: qualified the remark
Google and Apple used to show it as part of Russia to Russian users as well.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2019/11/27/apple...