Google bans users in Russia from downloading and updating paid apps

For free applications, Russian developers can still release and update, Russian users are also allowed to download applications to their devices. However, all updates with paid apps in Russia are automatically blocked.

While users cannot pay subscription fees, Google suggests that the developer could grant a payment extension and free trial. They can also defer the renewal period by about 1 year, allowing users to continue accessing content without being charged for the time being.

“If you want, you can choose to offer the app for free or remove the paid subscription in the meantime” – Google gives advice to app developers that provide important services to users.

Previously, Google suspended the payment system on the Play Store in Russia on March 10 due to embargoes, not allowing Russian users to buy apps and games, pay fees or load for in-app purchases. .

On March 23, Russia banned the news aggregator service Google News and blocked access to the domain news.google.com in the country for providing access to “unreliable information” related to the conflict in the country. Ukraine.

The Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor also asked Google to stop advertising campaigns and spreading false information about the Russia-Ukraine conflict on YouTube. In response, Google has taken action against related disinformation campaigns, blocking the YouTube channels of two Russian news agencies, Russia Today and Sputnik, in Europe at the request of the EU.

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