Apple meets Russia's demands to show Crimea as part of Russia for Russian Apple Maps users; elsewhere on Apple Maps, Crimea isn't shown as part of any country
for Russian users Mahit Huilgol / iPhone Hacks : Apple Changes Crimea Map to Please the Russian Government Evan Selleck / iDownloadBlog.com : Apple bends to Russia's demands, changes the way Crimea shows up in its apps Jacob Knutson / Axios : Apple to show Crimea as Russian territory for users within the country Andrew Orr / The Mac Observer : Apple Obeys Russian Demand to Change Crimea in Apple Maps Tweets: Eerik-Niiles Kross / @eeriknkross : Shame. Non-recognition policy is a measure of values. Thats why the Russians fight tooth and nail corrupting it. The Free World should not measure it in dollars. Neither should Apple. https://www.nytimes.com/... Jared Spool / @jmspool : All design is political. https://twitter.com/... @mairavz : It is a scandal Makes you wonder how it is that Israeli maps including East Jerusalem and the West Bank aren't more of a scandal. https://twitter.com/... Yashar Ali / @yashar : Apple, Bowing to Russian Pressure, Recognizes Crimea Annexation on Map The tech giant, following Google and others, has bowed to Russian demands that its apps not show Crimea as belonging to Ukraine on digital maps seen in Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/... Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : Apple's shameful behavior in Russia and China shows: A) The benefit to management of having a docile, internally-isolated employee base. B) The downsides of shipping a physical product, which strengthens the leverage governments have over a company. C) All of the above https://twitter.com/... Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : D) The optionality granted by the tech press generally giving Apple a pass. E) An emerging consensus in Silicon Valley that “we follow the law” is an appropriate response to global calls to regulate tech, even when incompatible with corporate ideals. @maddowblog : “There is no going back,” Mr Piskaryov said. “Today, with Apple, the situation is closed - we have received everything we wanted.” https://www.bbc.com/... Fraser / @frassmith : @Techmeme Apple hasn't met any demands. It uses third party mapping providers closest to the user's location for performance reasons. If the third party changes its maps, then Apple's maps change too. So, the maps you see of any location in Apple maps are based on where you are. Glasnost Gone / @glasnostgone : Maps Matter. Hello @Apple @AppleSupport @AppleTV & @tim_cook. By marking Russian occupied #Crimea https://www.bbc.co.uk/... as part of Russia, you've signaled your company FULLY supports Russian armed aggression. Aggression which has seen over 14,000 killed in eastern Ukraine. https://twitter.com/... Harvey J Kaye / @harveyjkaye : Apple changes Crimea map to meet Russian demands - and the Sudetenland as Germany I suppose https://www.bbc.co.uk/... Michael S. Smith II / @michaelssmithii : Canceling my @Apple credit card, and rethinking plans to update my MacBook Pro laptops that are a couple years old (some have been featured in photos of my office that have run in @WSJ, @ForeignPolicy etc) https://twitter.com/... Ian Bremmer / @ianbremmer : Surprises me that Apple would lose their self respect over unrecognized Russian annexation on Crimea. Usually that only happens with unrecognized China claims. https://twitter.com/... Rat King / @mikeisaac : apple's image as privacy warrior gets the most publicity and helps recruiting in an environment where tech employees are seeing facebook as an unattractive but there are many western ideals apple bends on and it manages to dodge a lot of the flak https://twitter.com/... Jane Manchun Wong / @wongmjane : This is common with disputed regions. Maps for India users show their disputed land as part of India, whereas China users see the opposite, plus the entire South China Sea https://twitter.com/... Michael McFaul / @mcfaul : Unacceptable. Fix this now @Apple . https://twitter.com/... Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : I think these actions are all good examples of why hugely influential tech companies need to publish public human rights standards by which their compliance with local law can be judged. Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : To be clear, Apple's actions in the PRC and in HK are much more concerning than changing a map to appease Russia. Blocking VPNs, removing HKmap, moving iCloud data and downplaying attacks against Uyghyrs is much more personally impactful than a map change. Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : You could add “Tim Cook allowing himself to be used as a campaign prop” to the list of shameful actions up top. The need to employ 1M citizens of the PRC in his supply chain gives the President incredible leverage from simple tariff controls. Molly McKew / @mollymckew : Hey @Apple: Crimea was invaded + illegally annexed by Russia. Caving to Kremlin demands to show Crimea as Russia on your maps endorses the changing of borders in Europe by force. Is this the policy you support? Any other int'l laws you endorse violating? https://www.bbc.com/...