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Why Apple Listing Crimea as a Russian Territory Is So Controversial



Apple has bowed to government pressure and made a change to its Maps and Weather apps that’s sure to turn out controversial. Specifically, the Cupertino tech giant now lists Crimea as Russian territory on iPhones in Russia. Here’s why that’s important. Listing Crimea as Part of Russia Back in March 2014, Russian troops annexed Crimea […]

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