Apple said on Saturday it was going to “carefully” examine its controversial decision to show the annexed Crimea peninsula as part of Russia on maps and weather apps which has caused an outcry in Ukraine.
“We are going to study more carefully the question of designating disputed borders in our services,” Apple said in a written statement to AFP, adding it could “adjust its approach”. Crimea and its largest cities Sevastopol and Simferopol have since Wednesday been displayed as Russian territory on Apple’s apps when used in Russia. When seen from other countries they appear as undefined.
Ukraine lashed out at Apple this week, saying the US tech giant did not “give a damn” about the pain of the Ukrainian people.
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