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Russians lose Netflix in latest pullout over Ukraine
Russian subscribers have lost access to streaming giant Netflix in the latest pullout of a Western company over the conflict in Ukraine.
The Netflix site and apps were no longer available from Friday and a Netflix spokesperson confirmed that subscribers no longer had access.
Biden disinformation executive demands power to edit other people’s tweets (video)
She wants to turn Twitter into…Wikipedia?
Price of virtual Istanbul land decreases by 70 pct
The nosedive in cryptocurrencies has hit the metaverse as the value of a virtual land parcel in Istanbul has decreased by 70 percent on metaverse platforms.
In OVR, a metaverse platform where some 1.6 trillion parcels of global lands are on sale, an average parcel price in Istanbul was around 200 Turkish Liras ($12.40). Today, it is around 60 liras ($3.73).
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Spotify subscriber growth hampered by Russia exit
Music streaming giant Spotify on April 27 reported a lower than expected growth in paying subscribers in the first quarter, citing its exit from Russia.
Following the company's publication of its first quarter earnings, shares in the streaming service were down over 11 percent on the New York stock-exchange, where the company is listed.
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Facebook parent company sues Russia over ban
Meta appeals to Court of Appeals over “extremist activity” ban – WhatsApp is the only service operating in Russia
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Big fire on Karaburma: Skyscraper in Husinskih rudara on fire PHOTO / VIDEO
Firefighters are battling a fire that has engulfed the roof of the building, and is spreading to the lower floors.
According to Novosti, the fire broke out in apartment number 16, in which fortunately no one was at that moment.
All tenants have been evacuated and firefighters are battling the blaze.
US President Biden receives Turkey's ambassador
President Joe Biden received Turkey's U.S. envoy, Hasan Murat Mercan, at the White House this week, the embassy announced on April 8.
Mercan was received by the U.S. president on April 4. A photo of Mercan in the Oval Office was posted on his personal Twitter account, and on the account of the Turkish embassy in Washington.
Mercan took office on March 15, 2021.
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Elon Musk bought 9.2% of Twitter for $2.8 billion
He recently conducted a “poll” asking if Twitter adheres to the principles of freedom of speech & over 70% answered “NO”
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Montenegro Police Protect Activist From Russian Nationalist’s Threats
Founder of Russian ultra-nationalist online group 'Male State', Vladislav Pozdnyakov, on a beach in Montenegro. Photo:Telegram/Vladislav Pozdnyakov
On Wednesday Zekovic filed charges against Pozdnyakov after he posted on the Telegram group that Zekovic "will pay for his lies".
The Russian Ruble Collapsed by 30% against the Dollar
The Russian ruble has collapsed by nearly 30% against the dollar following the entry into force of new tough sanctions against Russia.