it's become very clear now that the West has merely been looking for an excuse to escalate their russophobia, and now that they have gotten it, they've gone farther with it than I would have imagined....
There have been a lot of horrible takes from liberals because of this war. But liberal companies refusing to allow their products to be used by Russians has to be one of the worst ones.
People rely on digital services, for instance. A lot of our world has become fully digital, and because of it online banking has become a requirement to live. Banking apps geo-restricting themselves is a dangerous and shortsighted thing, google and apple might as well say “We’d rather if Russians died because they couldn’t pay for something, than if they used our service”.
Perfect example of why China’s idea of “cyberspace sovereignty” is in fact not completely crazy and reducing dependence on American tech companies is a good thing
There have been a lot of horrible takes from liberals because of this war. But liberal companies refusing to allow their products to be used by Russians has to be one of the worst ones.
People rely on digital services, for instance. A lot of our world has become fully digital, and because of it online banking has become a requirement to live. Banking apps geo-restricting themselves is a dangerous and shortsighted thing, google and apple might as well say “We’d rather if Russians died because they couldn’t pay for something, than if they used our service”.
Perfect example of why China’s idea of “cyberspace sovereignty” is in fact not completely crazy and reducing dependence on American tech companies is a good thing