Why are these apps still available in Russia? It would be nice if the world shunned the deadly fascsist invaders a bit more effectively.
this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2024
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I don't know how available international news are in russian language, so I'd give language learning apps a pass.
If they expose russians to queer propaganda, even better.
I don't know how available international news are in russian language, so I'd give language learning apps a pass.
Exactly. I develop a popular news reader app and considered pulling it from the Russian App Store when the conflict started. Then I remembered that providing an RSS reader to Russians is probably a good way to give them access to a wider range of information and quickly decided against removing it.
being able to speak english is a good thing and should be the norm worldwide.
hope putin stops, i don't care how it happens. this man needs to stop being able to breathe asap.
Good point!
Let's be real, it's probably because Ukrainian became one of the most popular languages when the war started
There was one place where a man was referred to as having a male spouse, but I just took it as "pay attention to the words and don't be lazy!"
But if they are determined to paint it red, then red it will appear.
You may not have realized it yet, but you actually got gay from that seemingly innocent byte-sized language lesson.