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Tweet from twitter@iPhoneMania_jp February 28, 2022 01:08 until read about 2 minutes 43 seconds The toll-free calling app Viber has announced that it will continue to provide service in Russia. On the other hand, we are canceling all advertising. In addition, Rakuten Group President Mikitani announced that he would donate 1 billion yen to the Ukrainian government.Continuing Viber service in Russia
Rakuten Group announced on February 27 that it will continue to provide the free calling app Viber service in Russia. According to Kyodo News, Ukraine's deputy prime minister has requested that Viber's communications be blocked in Russia, and Rakuten appears to have denied the request. Rakuten Group has issued a statement in the name of Vice President Momino, and Viber is strongly promoting efforts to counter disinformation and He stressed that he would never share his speech with any Russian government agency. On top of that, it states that suspending Viber's service in Russia will interfere with users' free and secure communication and will not be beneficial to the people of Ukraine. Even in Russia, where government control is strict, citizens are protesting against the invasion of Ukraine, and Mr. Hyakuno suggests that the Viber app is a safe means of communication that is not affected by the Russian government presumably. It also announced that it will remove all advertising in Ukraine and Russia and offer a program to call mobiles and landlines from the app for free. bottom. In addition, Meta, Google, and Twitter have announced measures to ban advertising by Russian state media. In Japan, Viber has fewer users than LINE, etc., but according to the Financial Times, it is installed on 97% of smartphones in Ukraine.
Mr. Mikitani donates 1 billion yen to Ukraine
Rakuten Group President Mikitani announced on February 27 on his official Twitter account that Ukrainian President Zelensky published a letter addressed to him, announcing that he would donate 1 billion yen to the Ukrainian government for humanitarian aid. In the letter, Mr. Mikitani said that he met President Zelensky in Kyiv (Kiev) in 2019 and was impressed with his knowledge of digital technology. He calls it a challenge to democracy. Seeing Mr. Zelensky bravely resisting the invasion, he also thought about what he could do from Japan, and decided to donate 1 billion yen to the people of Ukraine. announced that it will continue to provide support for
Source: Rakuten Group, Kyodo News, Financial Times, Hiroshi Mikitani / Twitter(seng)
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