CASH MEANS FREEDOM – DON’T EVER FORGET IT!!
BIG TECH SHUTS DOWN RUSSIA
Apple and Google gave an awesome demonstration of their enormous power and reach recently, when they cut off the Russian people’s access to all their online payment platforms and apps.
Irish journalist, Jason Corcoran tweeted an image of commuters at Moscow’s Metro at the very moment they realised they could not get on to the train station because all the payment apps had been deactivated.
“Apple Pay and Google Pay no longer work on Moscow’s metro system, leading to long queues as people FUMBLED ABOUT FOR CASH,” Corcoran tweeted.
The move caused pandemonium as people realised their bank cards, including Samsung Pay, also no longer worked.
The blow coincided with a joint move by Mastercard & Visa over the weekend, cancelling all financial transactions using their Russian bank-issued credit cards.
There are now massive runs on Russian banks as citizens scramble to withdraw as much cash as they can.