Shut ingress in russia

edited March 2022 in General

Hey, Niantic! All serious companies are pulling out of russia. How about shutting down all portals and pokestops in russia and belarus? Just a suggestion...

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  • You stole my idea from TG channel :/

  • OthinnMxOOthinnMxO ✭✭✭


    I don't believe they have the ability to do things like that. They've said in the past that they can't shut off portals in places that are under COVID lockdown, so I'm guessing they can't pull the plug and make a Russia-shaped hole in the Portal Network.

  • I believe they don't have the manpower to do things like track worldwide covid lockdowns, and control portal access in those regions, nor would they want to do so for people who can reach those portals without breaching lockdown rules.

    But they do have the power to turn off any portal at any time, just like in PoGo how some portals are time restricted and switch off when it gets too late in the evening.

  • They can geoblock countries like pogo in china

  • jizzajizza ✭✭
    edited March 2022

    It's a slap in the face for people in Ukraine that get shot with real weapons while people in the aggressor country can enjoy themselves firing virtual weapons on portals.

  • grendelwulfgrendelwulf ✭✭✭✭✭

    I feel like this would just be inviting spoofers and griefers to interfere in the gameore

  • KonnTowerKonnTower ✭✭✭✭✭

    100% do it.

  • K4CharelK4Charel ✭✭✭

    If not banned, at least do not add Kureze beacons to Russia. Even EA is dropping anything Russia related from their games.


    Like the idea of media with a message about what's happening in Ukraine. The more they know what is happening stronger we stand with Ukraine

  • ZinkyZonkZinkyZonk ✭✭✭
    edited March 2022

    I'm not ok with ornaments for the third round of kureze in Moscow.

    It's just disgusting actually. Makes me want to cry.

    What's a shiny beacon? .... Take the kureze ornaments down in Russia.

    Or have them not add all all to the global score.


    Keep game play. But an event?

    Puke.

  • jizzajizza ✭✭

    Not happening, they even let the occupants play with Niantic deployed beacons at annexed Crimea as you can see on Intel.

    Shame on Niantic for that.

  • AzhreiaAzhreia ✭✭✭✭✭

    This round of events is the same as last round, and completely data-driven. There is no manual selection of locations. Niantic flashes ornaments in advance to allow for review of selected portals, and removal of some if needed. So I think let's wait and see what Niantic does. It's still 2 weeks before this event takes place, and the time is there to fine-tune selections.

  • However, Kureze ornaments in Russia were excluded. Instead of BATTLE BEACONS, VIA LUX beacons should be launched as a symbol on all Phase 1 and 2 portals on the day of the event.

  • However, Kureze ornaments in Russia were excluded.

    Encouraging people to go out during a tense time is very different from allowing them to make their own personal in-situ decisions though.

  • Robert4444Robert4444 ✭✭✭
    edited March 2022

    Hey, Niantic. You missed Kaliningrad. It is also a Russian city.

    edit: thanks

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