The company described the move, announced in March this year, as “a departure from the Russian roar.” According to the available data, the service was waiting for the payment cycle to end when the subscriptions already issued by the users would expire in order to finally block the service in the country.

When Netflix leaves Russia

In early March, Netflix announced that its activities in Russia were halted due to the invasion of Ukraine and the start of a full-scale war. Previously, the company refused to broadcast 20 Russian federal channels from the first and second multiplex, which requires current legislation.

A few days ago, the Netflix platform became inaccessible to Russian users. Netflix mobile apps have stopped working, as well as software products for TVs, computers, and the web version of the service. You can access the platform using the VPN service. At that time, Roskomnadzor announced that no restrictive measures had been taken by the agency.

Meanwhile, after the streaming service announced it was shutting down in Russia, users tried to force Netflix to continue operating by filing a class action lawsuit.

There were two demands from the disturbed Russians:

• Restore subscription and content of US streaming service.
• Pay unspecified non-pecuniary damage.