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How the tech industry is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

TechCrunch

The current plan is to figure out how to get staff across the border either to Hungary or Poland. Meta also temporarily removed the ability to view and search the “Friends” list for users in Afghanistan and rolled out pop-up alerts for on Instagram with instructions about protecting their accounts.

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Facebook allows posts with violent speech toward Russian soldiers in specific countries

The Verge

The New York Times confirmed this policy applies to people using the service from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania.

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Despite a scandal, China’s BYD is tapping Brazil to keep growing its EV sales

Fast Company Tech

This year, plans include the inauguration of its first car factory in Europe, currently under construction in Hungary. A local hotel started distributing instructions specifically to Chinese guests, asking them not to hang washed clothes in common areas. state, now shares space with a BYD reseller, Mandarim.

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