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💰 Millions in crypto donations
📱 @Pussyrrriot selling #NFTs
⚡️ @ElonMusk activating Starlink internet

🇺🇦 People and companies are using new tech to support #Ukraine as Russia continues its invasion.

Here are 5 ways the world is rallying online to help Ukrainians in crisis. 🧵

1️⃣ Crypto donations

💰 Ukraine's government has raised almost $13 million in #cryptocurrency to help their military, says analysis firm @Elliptic. Funds to volunteer and hacking groups have also spiked.

⭕️ Charities like @Save_Children are also accepting #Bitcoin donations.

2️⃣ #NFT sales

🤘 Russian punk band @Pussyrrriot joined forces with #crypto groups @TrippyLabs and @Ukraine_DAO to auction off an NFT of a Ukrainian flag.

They say the $3.5m raised so far will go to "Ukrainian civilian organizations who help those suffering from the war."

3️⃣ Fighting internet shutdowns

⚡️ As people struggle to get online, @ElonMusk has vowed to activate @SpaceXStarlink's broadband service in Ukraine and send more terminals to the country.

📑Rights group Net Freedoms has also published tips to help those affected by outages.

4️⃣ Social media aid

🏠 Citizen Stanislav Sabanov set up a website helping Ukrainians find shelter in Georgia.

In Poland, thousands in online groups like "Ukraine, I'm helping you!" are offering homes and cash.

🐾Some are even helping house people's pets. #RussiaUkraineConflict

5️⃣ Big Tech steps in

🔵 @Meta, or Facebook, has barred Russian state media from running ads or monetizing content on its platforms.

⭕️ @Google has disabled Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions, citing the safety of local communities.

🇺🇦 The #UkraineCrisis has forced more than half a million people to flee the country, @Refugees head @FilippoGrandi said.

⭕️ @UmbertoBacchi reports how people across the globe are using tech to support Ukraine and its people in a wave of solidarity.

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