Samsung has rebranded the ‘Galaxy Z Fold 3’ as the ‘Galaxy Fold 3’ in several European countries. That happened in Ukraine and in the Baltic States. The letter ‘Z’ has become a Russian military symbol in the war with Ukraine.
Samsung Galaxy Fold 3
Many companies stop their commercial activities in Russia in protest against the violence against Ukraine. Tech companies such as Apple, Google and Microsoft have already stopped offering products and services in the country, and Samsung also stopped selling phones at the beginning of this month.
Now the company has on his website silently changes the name of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 to ‘Galaxy Fold 3’, noticed Android Central on. The company changed its name to the countries: Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The letter ‘Z’, which is also printed in large on the box of the foldable telephones, has become a Russian military symbol during the war in Ukraine. It can be read on many Russian tanks, although the exact origin of the symbol is unknown. The letter ‘Z’ is not part of the Cyrillic alphabet. Samsung has also renamed the Galaxy Z Flip 3 as the ‘Galaxy Flip 3’.
When Samsung released its first foldable phone, the letter ‘Z’ was still missing in the name, because the phone was called the ‘Galaxy Fold’. it wasn’t until the Galaxy Z Fold 2 that the letter was used. Samsung has not provided an explanation for the name change, but it seems very likely that the company wants to avoid its phone being associated with the negative symbol.
Fake news and censorship
While many companies are turning their backs on Russia, the Telegram app has been criticized for still being available in that country. On that message service, fake news is shared in Russia, among other things. Many social media apps such as Facebook and Instagram have now been blocked in the country.
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