Re:Ask HN: Why Services like Facebook ads/stripe are closing...
by scandox on Sunday September 01, 2019 @06:37PM
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Well as indicated in the comment if they are "using American web services to thrive in a very oppressive economy" and those services cut them off because they can't be bothered to discriminate then they are potentially harming those person's livelihoods.
Re:Ask HN: Why Services like Facebook ads/stripe are closing...
by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Sunday September 01, 2019 @09:02PM
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So it's the lack of services that's causing suffering, not the services themselves? That makes more sense, but then your protests should be directed at the US government, which created the sanctions.
Re:Ask HN: Why Services like Facebook ads/stripe are closing...
by CameronNemo on Monday September 02, 2019 @03:12AM
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Agree, and the service providers are fairly supportive stakeholders. But is a small group of entrepreneurs in Venezeuala and tech companies going to change the administration's policy on Venezuela? I doubt it.
Can you expand a bit on how (say) Instagram ads are responsible for suffering in Venezuela?