{"id":1037724,"date":"2022-03-29T02:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T02:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/29\/spotify-completely-withdraws-its-services-from-russia-for-this-reason\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T02:31:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T02:31:18","slug":"spotify-completely-withdraws-its-services-from-russia-for-this-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/29\/spotify-completely-withdraws-its-services-from-russia-for-this-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify completely withdraws its services from Russia for this reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"378\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cTMk9kuTURBXy85YmM2OTQ4MS1iODIyLTRlMjktYTU0ZS04MTIwYjU5MjQ5Y2QuanBlZ5KVA80BFwDNEVrNCcOTBc0DFs0BroGhMAU-Copy-696x378.jpg\"   alt=\"Spotify\" title=\"Spotify\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spotify<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spotify has suspended its streaming service in Russia due to a new law passed that makes it illegal to discredit the Russian military\u2019s actions against its neighbouring country Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>Alongside major services, companies and organisations pulling their resources from Russia, Spotify is going the extra mile to make a stern statement against the restriction of free speech and press within Russia\u2019s media space.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the company closed its office indefinitely in response to what it termed Russia\u2019s\u00a0unprovoked attack on Ukraine. Spotify Technology SA said today that it\u2019s getting out of Russia, citing the new law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><em>Spotify has continued to believe that it\u2019s critically important to try to keep our service operational in Russia to provide trusted, independent news and information from the region,\u201d Spotify said in a statement. \u201cUnfortunately, recently enacted legislation further restricting access to information, eliminating free expression, and criminalizing certain types of news puts the safety of Spotify\u2019s employees and the possibility of even our listeners at risk.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The service is expected to end in early April. How the service will handle refunds to its customers is yet to be detailed. When it closed its office, Spotify cited employee safety and its role as a news provider to ensure that Spotify continues to serve as an important source of global and regional news at a time when access to information is more important than ever. <\/p>\n<p>Spotify also claims it has reviewed its content and restricted the discoverability of shows owned and operated by Russian state-affiliated media. It also removed all content from state media RT and Sputnik from Spotify in the European Union, the United States and other markets around the world.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"y8-OPZHiaoM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam on Adom TV (28-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y8-OPZHiaoM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotify Spotify has suspended its streaming service in Russia due to a new law passed that makes it illegal to discredit the Russian military\u2019s actions against its neighbouring country Ukraine. 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