Free Republic

The entire nation state of Russia is getting the “Gab treatment” by Big Tech and the globalist regime.By that I mean they are being systematically purged from the internet all within the span of about a week. Google is blocking their apps. Apple is blocking their apps. YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Telegram have banned or limited access to their accounts. Twitter has started “fact-checking” and reducing the reach of their links. YouTube has demonetized their videos. Reddit has “quarantined” the /r/russia community. Namecheap, a domain registrar, has cut off ALL Russian customers. American right wing dissidents are no strangers to...

Credit card companies Visa and Mastercard announced today that they will be suspending operations in Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. This will have a strong impact on the Russian economy, though mostly affecting private citizens and businesses rather than the government. Here’s the press release from Visa: SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 5, 2022– Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced it is suspending its Russia operations. Effective immediately, Visa will work with its clients and partners within Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the coming days. Once complete, all transactions initiated with Visa cards issued in Russia will no longer work...

In the statement posted on Friday, president and vice-chair Brad Smith reaffirmed support for the Ukrainian government and the company's partnership with supplying cybersecurity help to the nation. "We are coordinating closely and working in lockstep with the governments of the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, and we are stopping many aspects of our business in Russia in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions," wrote Smith. "Since the war began, we have acted against Russian positioning, destructive or disruptive measures against more than 20 Ukrainian government, IT and financial sector organizations. We have also acted against cyberattacks...

The Masters of the Universe at Google have paused all ad sales in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The internet giant said the “extraordinary circumstances” of the war led to its decision after it faced criticism from the Russian government over ads “aimed at creating a distorted perception of current events.” The Verge reports that Google has paused all ad sales in Russia as the country continues its invasion of Ukraine. A Google spokesperson told the Verge: “In light of the extraordinary circumstances, we’re pausing Google ads in Russia. The situation is evolving quickly, and we...

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov was sanctioned by the European Union on Monday. Two days later, Forbes has learned from three sources in the yacht industry that one of his prized possessions—the 512-foot yacht Dilbar, valued at nearly $600 million—has been seized by German authorities in the northern city of Hamburg. The ship has been in the Hamburg shipyards of German shipbuilding firm Blohm+Voss since late October for a refitting job. Sources who spoke to Forbes said that the German government froze the asset and that, likely as a result, Blohm+Voss employees who had been working on the yacht didn’t show...

Apple Pay and Google Pay no longer work on Moscow's metro system, leading to long queues as people fumble about for cash (funny!)