> It seems like the US has become what the USSR was: companies who publish speech from people in Iran or Crimea are now violating the law by doing so. I think

> It seems like the US has become what the USSR was: companies who publish speech from people in Iran or Crimea are now violating the law by doing so. I think the intent is not that, and a company could probably argue that the law doesn't mean that because it probably can't mean that. In this case though, AFAICT it's a restriction on use of private repositories, a feature considered to have commercial value, and thus subject to sanctions. (P.S. I think your characterization of history is kinda wack [though I understand you can't write an essay before getting to the point], in ways that other commenters will point out in more detail)