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It's like banning anyone in the UK ordering things from the Maffia in Italy, and it happens that one of the businesses the Maffia operates is a newspaper, so yo
by simonh 5y ago
It's like banning anyone in the UK ordering things from the Maffia in Italy, and it happens that one of the businesses the Maffia operates is a newspaper, so you're banned from importing it. Being a publisher isn't an end run around the rest of the law.
- car_analogy 5y ago> ordering [..] importing [..] So block financial transactions with the sanctioned entities - problem solved. Unless your real intent isn't blocking money, but speech.
- simonh 5y agoThese people profit from the operation of these sites, or many of them anyway, that’s what is being targeted. Even in the case of a publishing site advertising revenue due to page impressions is a legitimate target.