Spotify Pulls Out of Russia. Thanks, Putin…

According to Russian news agency TASS, Spotify has pulled out of the region and is closing its Russian office.

Back in April, Spotify hired Alexander Kubaneishvili to head its operation in Russia. Kubaneishvili was hired away from Google Moscow, where he was head of advertising. Ouch.<!–/*
* The backup image section of this tag has been generated for use on a
* non-SSL page. If this tag is to be placed on an SSL page, change the
*   ‘http://72.52.81.231/revive/www/delivery/…’
* to
*   ‘https://72.52.81.231/revive/www/delivery/…’
*
* This noscript section of this tag only shows image banners. There
* is no width or height in these banners, so if you want these tags to
* allocate space for the ad before it shows, you will need to add this
* information to the tag.
*
* If you do not want to deal with the intricities of the noscript
* section, delete the tag (from … to ). On
* average, the noscript tag is called from less than 1% of internet
* users.
*/–>

// <![CDATA[
var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https://72.52.81.231/revive/www/delivery/r9.php':'http://72.52.81.231/revive/www/delivery/r9.php');
   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);
   if (!document.MAX_used) document.MAX_used = ',';
   document.write ("”);
// ]]>Kubaneishvili blamed the closure of the office on Russia’s recession, politics, and laws governing the internet. His last day at Spotify is February 12th.

Nina Ulloa covers breaking news, tech, and more. Follow her on Twitter: @nine_u

Image by Moscow Press and Information Office of the President of Russia.

The post Spotify Pulls Out of Russia. Thanks, Putin… appeared first on Digital Music News.

Source: Industry News