Ukraine conflict: Disney, Warner, Sony halt release of films in Russia

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Warner Bros., Disney and Sony have stopped the release of films in Russian cinemas.

The Batman, Turning Red, and Morbius will not be released in the country because of the announcements.

Governments around the world have been increasing their sanctions against Moscow.

Car makers and energy giants have stopped doing business with Russia.

The Batman was going to be released in Russia on Friday.

In light of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, WarnerMedia is pausing the release of its feature film "The Batman" in Russia.

Disney has delayed the Russian release of Turning Red.

Disney said in a statement that they are pausing the theatrical release of films in Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine.

The entertainment giant said it would work with non-governmental organizations to provide aid to refugees.

Morbius was halted in the country by Sony.

We will be pausing our planned theatrical releases in Russia because of the ongoing military action in Ukraine and the resulting uncertainty and humanitarian crisis.

Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been impacted and we hope the crisis will be solved quickly.

New Russian rules won't allow Netflix to carry state-backed channels.

We have no plans to add these channels to our service at this time.

Tech platforms have moved to limit the presence of Russian state-backed news outlet information on their platforms as they have been accused of spreading misinformation about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The European Union would be restricted to state-owned media outlets, according to Meta.

There will be warnings on Russian state-affiliated media links that are shared on the social media platform.

Yoel Roth, head of site integrity, said that the platform has seen more than 50,000 links to these media outlets on a daily basis.