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Re:Russia presses Apple to install Kremlin-approved apps by soneil on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:06PM (#21847382)
There’s an interesting mix here though. As a nerd with a passing interest in politics, I don’t want to call Crimea lost. But at the same time, there needs to be a healthy dose of reality - if I’m on the ground, and crossing this imaginary line is going to mean russian soldiers with guns pointed at me - I think I’d prefer my map to render that line, imaginary or not.
Re:Russia presses Apple to install Kremlin-approved apps by Zenbit_UX on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:24PM (#21847488)
Agreed, I'd definitely have to 1-star an app if it led me into a DMZ or military blockade.
Re:Russia presses Apple to install Kremlin-approved apps by ulshv on Saturday December 21, 2019 @06:17AM (#21850782)
Haha - this is exactly what happened to me when Maps.me app (formerly OpenStreetsMap) led me to UK military base in Cyprus (it made a route which skipped border checkpoints to occupied Turkish part of the island)
Re:Russia presses Apple to install Kremlin-approved apps by codedokode on Saturday December 21, 2019 @03:17AM (#21850296)
As I understood, when viewed from Ukraine, Western maps show Crimea as a part of Ukraine.