Unfortunately there are no updates. If any, they will be shared at
Kinda yes for people in unsupported regions. That’s if, you only want to earn BATs, if you want to help creators you can keep using rewards and support them (Origianl idea of BAT actually).
You can also take a look at
https://community.brave.com/t/unsupported-region-with-indian-context/488481/11?u=smartyaadi
there we had a discussion of things.