There is a new law in Russia that threatens jail for spreading fake news about the country's armed forces.
The music streaming company said safety concerns about staff and possibly even our listeners pushed it to suspend its free service.
The office of Spotify in Russia was closed in March.
It wanted to keep its service operational so it could provide independent news to the country.
It is critically important to try to keep our service operational in Russia to provide trusted, independent news and information from the region.
Legislation recently enacted further restricts access to information, eliminating free expression, and criminalizing certain types of news puts the safety of the employees of the company at risk.
New rules on what media companies can broadcast or post online mean publishing material that is deemed to be fake news about Russia's invasion of Ukraine can lead to lengthy prison sentences.
The New York Times and CNN were among the outlets that decided to stop reporting from the country after the legislation was passed.
TikTok suspended live streaming and new content after it was introduced.
The reporting in Russia was suspended by the BBC. Access to the websites of the British Broadcasting Corporation has been restricted in Russia.
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Payment providers have imposed restrictions on the sale of premium subscriptions in the country because of international sanctions.
A list of hundreds of global firms that have exited or scaled back operations in the country has been added by this latest move.
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