This took a few days more than one might have expected, but Apple Insider says, “Apple has suspended App Store Search Ads in Russia.” You know… like Google and Snapchat did a few days ago. Still, points for doing what they’ve done. The piece says the Cupertino-company’s Search Ads crew informed developers yesterday. In an email to affected parties, Apple said:
All Apple Search Ads campaigns running on the App Store in Russia have been placed on hold, and no new campaigns will be eligible to run on the App Store in Russia for the duration of the suspension… For the duration of Apple's suspension, users in Russia will no longer see ads for other App Store apps in their search results, and no campaign can be launched in the Russian App Store.
