Like many of you, MindArk is saddened and angered by the unjustified and unlawful Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The MindArk PE AB Board of Directors has therefore decided to indefinitely suspend all financial transactions to and from Russia. This includes disabling of new accounts from Russia, as well as deposits to and withdrawals from Entropia Universe by persons and/or entities located in Russia.
Later today, MindArk will be donating 50,000 USD to the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) to help Ukrainians in need due to the conflict. For more information about the UNHCR, visit: https://sverigeforunhcr.se/ukraina .
In addition, 10% of MindArk’s revenue generated in Entropia Universe between March 10, 2022 and April 10, 2022 (minus today’s donation of 50,000 USD), will be donated to the UNHCR, allowing Entropians to also help those in need via their activity in Entropia Universe.
With the current sanctions and blocks on transactions to/from Russia. Are there any measures in place to protect players from trading with effected players?
I’d imagine a change like this would cause a number of people to offload account value through friends or acquaintances outside of Russia… Hopefully these will not go unnoticed, but my concern is for players who have made genuine transactions with effected players, will this end up disrupting gameplay / withdrawals for them?
Edit: But also good initiative on MA’s part around the donation - always good to see people helping others out. I’d also like to see a NPC donation vendor where we can donate via peds.
A good start. Shocking times. MA, you have the power to do much more, however. We need the people from Russia to inform themselves and get a grip of the reality and wake the hell up, instead of playing video games. I suggest IP ban which would have a very important impact. Please consider joining the majority of the companies across the world taking the same measures. Thank you!
Sounds great. But why didn’t MA support other countries? Libya, Cameroon, Yemen, Syria, Pakistan, Iraq, Liberia. People in these countries also experienced the war. Let’s help them too.
Remember guys it’s Putin’s war, not necessarily the war of the Russian people. Sanctions are a bit of a necessary evil in this situation but they hurt innocent Russian civilians all the same, many of which oppose the invasion as much as we do.
But great initiative with the fundraising, I will say that.
Same reason the majority of the world don’t care, because they are non white and non christian living in a “third world country”, western world don’t care about less fortunate people.
