DOJ can pressure Visa, Mastercard and Amex to stop processing payments for Apple. Due to how the international payments systems work, that's a global sanction,

DOJ can pressure Visa, Mastercard and Amex to stop processing payments for Apple. Due to how the international payments systems work, that's a global sanction, even if Apple had no footprint in US. And before you claim that's absurd and impossible, there is precedent for US doing just that.[0] EDIT: There is also an earlier precedent, UIGEA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_Internet_Gambling_Enforcement_Act_of_2006 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_Internet_Gambling_Enf... 0: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/credit-card-companies-wikileaks-block-just-fine-eu-says/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/credit-card-... (yes, the blockade was lifted later but my point was that the nuclear option is available)