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For many services, the expected value of letting people from Russia access their service is negative. The reality is that Russia contributes a large portion of
by __turbobrew__ 2y ago
For many services, the expected value of letting people from Russia access their service is negative.
The reality is that Russia contributes a large portion of hacking attempts while providing very little to no revenue for the service.
At the end of the day it is just business, and sometimes letting countries access your service is bad for the bottom line.
- pcthrowaway 2y agoI think you and the person above you can both have valid concerns at the same time. If someone said "~50% of theft is from <insert minority group> while they only account for 5% of my business, so I'm not going to let them in the door", assuming the absence of social and legal consequences which would realistically occur, it could be argued that it's the right move for their "bottom line" or whatever. Does that mean it's right, or good, or equitable? Of course at the same time, if you hold yourself to a much higher standard than what's socially or legally acceptable, there's the inevitable fact that your competitors aren't. So it's a fine balance.
- tracker1 2y agoIf <minority group> is covered by the same jurisdiction as <business>, then it's not close to a 1:1 comparison. It's perfectly reasonable to not do business with people in countries that support piracy. And I'm referring to the Arrg/EyePatch type and the Buh/KeyboardWarrior type. In the end, it's a choice. If you don't have a legal means to deal with illicit activity, and blocking mostly works, there you go.