Food industries such as McDonalds and Starbucks have completely paused operation in spite of the recent attacks on Ukraine. Spotify has previously defended that their service should remain in Russia as they are needed to be able to offer information in the country.

Other technology-related companies, such as the giants Apple and Google, have also restricted Russian citizens to their products. Music streaming giant Spotify has decided to discontinue the service in Russia, the company announces in a press release. A spokesperson also added that Russia makes up for 1% of Spotify’s revenue so no extreme loss will happen from this decision.Īccording to CNBC, the decision to pull services is based on the Western Media’s strike to provide the citizens of Russia with up-to-date information, especially regarding Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine along with the county’s track of the business environments. Spotify’s CFO Paul Vogel spoke on a Morgan Stanley’s 2022 Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on March 10 to state that 1.5 million Russian Spotify premium account members will be lost from the news on the attacks. This also means closing all Spotify premium accounts. Although Spotify is known for their streaming services, the site also hosts copious podcasts that feature many political contents. Following the companies decision to close the Russian office space, the site is set to completely suspend services for early April.

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