The “sactions” are such a joke if they can’t make Apple play game. It’s a completely locked proprietary device - just block all Russian IPs from accessing the App Store.
Hmm … https://www.theverge.com/24100979/altstore-europe-app-marketplace-price-games
It’s not a bad idea but in the end they’ll likely find a way around that.
it’s all about introducing enough friction. If it takes house moms to click more than 3 buttons they might actually start getting upset and care.
That’s a very good point. It’s not a bad idea as it would indeed introduce significant friction. Even if eventually worked around completely, that would take time, during which there may well be a lot of persuasive complaints.
I’m sure the Russians are savvy and use VPNs like China. It’s much less simple than just geofencing.
Apple could also check location with GPS and wifi, making them unusable in Russia.
Don’t you need an Apple ID to use an iPhone? I would be really surprised if Apple couldn’t geoblock that if nothing else. Which makes me wonder if they aren’t on purpose.
There probably is, but you can use a VPN to hide the ip address. There’s probably a way to disable or pull out the builtin GPS detector too.
With starlink terminals, things have even escalated to GPS spoofing. So expect that Apple will cooperate but that the other side will also have ways of fighting back.
Apple is complying with censorship requests from russia, don’t expect them to do shit
I don’t. I really don’t.
Technically no, but if you want to install apps from the App Store, then yes.
I feel like there is going to be an exploding iPhone story in a year.
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