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yes, people of HN need to realize what it takes for a Russian company to voice narratives not in line with the government (in this case supporting their war ene

yes, people of HN need to realize what it takes for a Russian company to voice narratives not in line with the government (in this case supporting their war enemy) for JetBrains this could mean losing contracts with other (pro-government) Russian companies, house searches for their own employees and executives and targeted “investigation” campaigns they could be declared a “foreign agent” or “undesirable organization” which will make business impossible https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_foreign_agent_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_foreign_agent_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_undesirable_organizations_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_undesirable_organiza... for Russian government “a friend of my enemy is my enemy”

ushakov 5y ago
and if you’re still in doubt: one tweet is all it takes to build a case they prosecute people for liking content on VK or blowing up houses in Minecraft https://theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/10/russian-teenager-nikita-uvarov-jailed-over-minecraft-plot-to-blow-up-virtual-spy-hq https://theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/10/russian-teenager-n...
22c 5y ago
> supporting their war enemy Condemning the attacks is not the same as supporting their governments war enemy.
- solarkraft 5y ago
  For the russian government? GP implies that this is the case.
southerntofu 5y ago
> for JetBrains this could mean losing contracts with other (pro-government) Russian companies, house searches for their own employees and executives and targeted “investigation” campaigns This can be true in many countries. Supporting people like Julian Assange, anti-colonial struggles for Kurdistan/Palestine, or opposing your State in any other way can get you in a lot of legal and para-legal trouble. All the more reason to be supportive of people and organizations taking a stand, wherever they are.

ushakov 5y ago

and if you’re still in doubt: one tweet is all it takes to build a case they prosecute people for liking content on VK or blowing up houses in Minecraft https://theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/10/russian-teenager-nikita-uvarov-jailed-over-minecraft-plot-to-blow-up-virtual-spy-hq https://theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/10/russian-teenager-n...

22c 5y ago

> supporting their war enemy Condemning the attacks is not the same as supporting their governments war enemy.

solarkraft 5y ago
For the russian government? GP implies that this is the case.

southerntofu 5y ago

> for JetBrains this could mean losing contracts with other (pro-government) Russian companies, house searches for their own employees and executives and targeted “investigation” campaigns This can be true in many countries. Supporting people like Julian Assange, anti-colonial struggles for Kurdistan/Palestine, or opposing your State in any other way can get you in a lot of legal and para-legal trouble. All the more reason to be supportive of people and organizations taking a stand, wherever they are.