内容摘要：Not only was the Apple Watch available for sale on the website, it was cheaper than in Italy.

Not only was the Apple Watch available for sale on the website, it was cheaper than in Italy.

The aim of corporate exodus should not be “to punish the population for what their government is doing”, Skybenko said.“But by staying, [companies] will inevitably contribute to the war economy. Either indirectly by paying taxes that go to the war budget or directly because of the mobilisation law, they [are] obliged to help the Russian government with [the] mobilisation effort”.

Skybenko acknowledged that corporate boycotts may also have unintended consequences, such as funnelling those who lose their jobs into the army.“It’s a complicated matter. [Each company] has to look at harms versus benefits and exit responsibly,” she said.For many Russians, though, the corporate exodus is not a question of ethics or human rights, but quality of life.

Vladislav is an entrepreneur in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, about four hours' drive from Ukraine's Mariupol, much of which has been destroyed by Russian forces.Despite Rostov-on-Don’s proximity to the front lines, the situation in the city is relatively calm.

When carmakers began announcing their exit from Russia, Vladislav, who has more than 10 years of experience selling used cars, realised that there would be a spike in demand and used his industry contacts to find “trusted partners in Western countries and establish supply chains”.

Vladislav estimates that his company sells about 500 cars per year, including models from BMW, Mercedes, Kia, Lexus and Volkswagen.The effect of social media on children’s mental health has become a growing global concern. Dozens of US states have sued Meta Platforms, and the US surgeon general has issued an advisory on safeguards for children. Australia last year banned social media for children under 16, with other countries such as Norway also considering new rules.

How to implement age restrictions has caused a conflict between Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, and Apple and Google, which own the two dominant US app stores.Meta and the social media companies Snap and X applauded the passage of the bill.

“Parents want a one-stop shop to verify their child’s age and grant permission for them to download apps in a privacy-preserving way. The app store is the best place for it, and more than one-third of US states have introduced bills recognising the central role app stores play,” the companies said.Kathleen Farley, vice president of litigation for the Chamber of Progress, a group backed by Apple and Alphabet, said the Texas law is likely to face legal challenges on First Amendment grounds.