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Apple quietly deletes nearly a hundred VPNs that allowed Russians to get around censorship (english.elpais.com)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The multinational has removed dozens of apps, even though the Kremlin’s censorship body did not order the move. These services, half-permitted by the government, enable people in Russia to access social networks and independent media

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 1 month ago (27 children)

This is why you don't buy into closed-garden ecosystems like this. If you're on iOS, there's nothing you can do about it, you're at their mercy. Android has great support for side loading. There's really only one choice if you care about freedom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You can side load on iPhone, it’s just not as easy. I have multiple side loaded apps.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Don't you have to renew them all the time though?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not anymore if you use their new sideloading framework... which is only available in the EU

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

You still have to if you sign yourself. You still need a dev Account to sign for longer timeframe

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