From telecom equipment makers to social media giants and video game publishers, a growing number of tech companies are halting business with Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine.
At least 250 companies have announced their withdrawal from Russia since the start of the war, according to a tally by Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and his research team at the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute.
Here’s an overview of what the main tech companies have announced so far. The list is growing and will be regularly updated.
The tech giant said on Monday it had halted all business in Russia, and that its teams had set up an interactive map connecting IBM workers and contractors fleeing Ukraine with company colleagues in Europe able to assist them with housing, transportation or supplies.
The cryptocurrency trading platform has blocked over 25,000 addresses related to Russian individuals or entities it believed to be engaging in illicit activity, and defended itself against claims that Moscow could dodge international sanctions using crypto.
Microsoft
Microsoft said on Friday it was suspending all sales of its products and services in Russia over what it described as the country's "unjustified, unprovoked and unlawful invasion" of Ukraine. The software giant also pledged to help defend Ukraine against Russian cyberattacks.
Earlier in the week, Microsoft said it would not display any content from state-backed Russia media outlets RT and Sputnik, that it would de-rank their search results on Bing and would stop all advertising deals with them.
The network equipment maker says it has indefinitely suspended all business operations, including sales and services, in Russia and Belarus.
In addition, the company says it's automatically
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