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FooBarrington@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Of course there is an indication that Microsoft was legally obligated to suspend their service in this case:

In this instance, the cutoff was sought by the European Union (EU), in an attempt to pressure Russia to back off its assaults on Ukraine.

If they wish to operate in the EU, they have to follow some of the EU’s demands.

It’s like getting the power company to cut your electricity because you have unpaid parking tickets - It’s probabkly a great way to get parking offenders to pay what they owe, but it undermines trust in general, yes?

It’s more like “getting your accounts frozen because you operate in a country that has sanctions against it”. Which is a totally normal thing to do. Companies cutting off other companies that operate in countries which attack other countries doesn’t undermine my trust - companies continuing to operate in such countries undermines it.

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