📱 The App Store is effectively done for Russian users: starting in April, iPhone users in Russia will no longer be able to pay for services through their mobile phone balance. The decision was announced at a meeting with Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadaev.
The main goal is to block the ability to pay for VPN services through accounts with MTS, Beeline, MegaFon, and T2. Although the iPhone remains one of the most widely held devices in Russia, the infrastructure barriers keep piling up. The operators have not officially commented yet, but sources say the familiar payment method will stop working from April 1. ⚠️
So, dear Apple users, stock up on everything you can right now — and then switch to Android. After all, this is supposedly being done for our own good as Russians; we just are not yet able to appreciate it properly. 🤡
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