YouTube and Google Play suspend payment services in Russia

Alphabet-owned Google’s YouTube and Google Play have suspended all payment services in Russia, including subscriptions, after Western sanctions began posing banking challenges in the country.

Google will also temporarily stop ads from advertisers in Russia across its worldwide domains and networks. This comes on top of the company’s recent suspension of ads in Russia.

Google and YouTube had earlier halted the sale of online ads in Russia after a similar halt by Twitter and Snap Inc. following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.