One of their main contributors are in US sanctioned regions (Russia) so they can’t access it.
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MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
So why were they blocked.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Helkriz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Really! Can’t believe them. Yeah fk microsoft.
Geodad@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Microsoft literally had no choice.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Exactly. The real issue is the sanctions against Russia. Why those sanctions involve FOSS projects, I’ll never understand.
lumony@lemmings.world 1 year ago
Government and major corporations are the exact same entity in the US.
glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 year ago
when you’re a corporation with billions of dollars and US politicians cost millions on the high end, you can choose to do whatever you want.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Russia is being sanctioned because of its aggressive war against Ukraine.
Microsoft aren’t the bad guys for enforcing international sanctions.
Helkriz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So what about the organic map users. They should ban the contributor if they need to ban it soo bad.
yuriRO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
So a person that happens to be iving in a sanctioned country, makes them banned? Bullshit
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Sanctions are bullshit economic violence. This is a great example.
Litebit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
they were blocked for supporting russia invasion of Ukraine.
boonhet@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Source?
I mean the owners of this “Estonian” company are Russian and Belarussian (company ownership is public record here in Estonia and foreigners can easily start companies), so I wouldn’t be surprised, but I also hate how easily unsubstantiated claims spread on the Internet.