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Another case of individual citizens paying a price for the bad behavior of buroucrat / autocrat leaders. If only the idealistic borderless free Internet were m

• ncr100 4y ago
  The title of this HN post is NOT CORRECT. Google ACTUALLY says: "users cannot purchase apps and games" and "Can users still access apps and games that have already been downloaded or purchased? ... Yes." And about "the man" putting the finger on "the little guy", laws and government exist for generally good reasons. Are you arguing for anarchy? There are legitimate arguments .... I think, since people still murder people IRL, that the "internet === reality" goal is not even close to being a thing.
  • jeroenhd 4y ago
    Compare these Web Archive snapshots: http://web.archive.org/web/20220414120749/https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/11950272 http://web.archive.org/web/20220414120749/https://support.go... http://web.archive.org/web/20220506145032/https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/11950272 http://web.archive.org/web/20220506145032/https://support.go... They've added a statement that says "As part of our compliance efforts, Google Play is blocking the downloading of paid apps and updates to paid apps in Russia starting May 5, 2022." but they haven't updated the FAQ that follows.
• trasz 4y ago
  Given that citizens enjoy positive results of actions of their own government, why wouldn’t they bear the negative consequences?