'Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia,' a Netflix spokesperson said, joining a growing list of companies that have stopped doing business in the country.
, the international financial messaging system.
Netflix's announcement comes after TikTok's changes, which the company said were in response to the government's crackdown on social media, citingcriminalizing the spread of"fake" information concerning the government's assault on Ukraine. "In light of Russia's new 'fake news' law, we have no choice but to suspend live streaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law," the company said in a statement on Twitter."Our in-app messaging service will not be affected."
The law, passed Friday by Russia's parliament, penalizes those who discredit the Russian armed forces or call for sanctions against the country. It also makes it illegal to intentionally spread"false" information, including language that describes Russia's attack against Ukraine as an"invasion," under threat of a 15-year prison sentence., but many corporations and organizations have suspended their services or pulled out of Russia.
American Express also announced earlier in the day it would suspend operations in Russia, as well as in Russian-allied Belarus.
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