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One way this already backfired: credit cards cannot be used to pay for hosting and VPN services.

• simonh 5y ago
  Isn't that the sanction working as intended? I understand your point, those services might be used by Russians against the war, but they can also be used by Russians who support the war. There's nothing good about any of this, the harm being done to ordinary Russians by sanctions isn't good, or desirable, or even deserved. Nobody in the west wants to be doing this. It is necessary though, unfortunately.
  • meragrin_ 5y ago
    Yes, but it makes it harder for Russians who do not agree with their government to communicate.
  • EnOstac6 5y ago
    Yes, suppose you have independent media in Russia. First thing you have to do, is to place website in a zone not controlled by government aligned register (So they cannot easily undelegate it). Second, you use hosting abroad to prevent equipment seizure or adminstrative hosting provider compromise.
  • Kinrany 5y ago
    The state will have access to both anyway. Inconveniences like these are significant for individuals but trivial for organizations, especially those not bound by law.