Last fall, @Apple and @Google pulled the #Russian opposition voter guide app just before the election.
Now we know why: Russia sent FSB thugs to threaten executives with prison.
Three lessons, a THREAD:
by @gregpmiller @josephmenn @washingtonpost
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/…
Now we know why: Russia sent FSB thugs to threaten executives with prison.
Three lessons, a THREAD:
by @gregpmiller @josephmenn @washingtonpost
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/…
2/Lesson 1: #Putin will hold anyone who he can hostage to his whims. Instead of pushing back, Big Tech capitulated. Yet here we are only a few months later and he’s declared @Meta an extremist & is blocking everyone else…
aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/…
aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/…
3/ Lesson 2: You can’t stop #Putin with appeasement. Tech companies charted a course that they felt protected their staff & balanced their interests. But it didn’t even buy them six extra months of operation before Putin went scorched earth.
3/ Lesson 3: Listen to #Russian voices. Last election the opposition told Big Tech & the West exactly who Putin was. They chose to ignore it. Now, here we are. Either you stand up to #Putin, or you will be held hostage to his increasing demands. And you’ll lose in the long run.
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