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AWS and Google Cloud should have refused to cooperate. Let Russia block them and bear the economic costs of censorship.
by tonyztan 8y ago
AWS and Google Cloud should have refused to cooperate. Let Russia block them and bear the economic costs of censorship.
- sterlind 8y agoPlays into Russia's hands, actually. Russia has been pushing for a nationalist approach to messaging, rather than having its citizens use Telegram (ironically, developed by the Russian who created VKontakte.) Nations that lean authoritarian are teching up their sovereign walled gardens, banning external/ungovernable services as soon as it's feasible. The long play is to knuckle under and defer to local governments, as Amazon, Google and Facebook have shown.
- s73v3r_ 8y agoAnd what about all the other people who host their stuff on AWS and Google Cloud? Should they be unwillingly dragged into your battle?