> those same guys who brag about giving open access to knowledge and technology Those same guys are forced by US laws (ie at gunpoint) to block these countries

> those same guys who brag about giving open access to knowledge and technology Those same guys are forced by US laws (ie at gunpoint) to block these countries. The alternative would be bypassing these laws, going to jail and shutting down these companies. And they don't "brag", they just encourage open access and practice it as much as they possibly and legally can, no need to be so negative here. If you want to be mad at someone, be so at the US gov, not at these law abiding companies, just saying.