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Re:Apple bans accounts of developers from Belarus by hutzlibu on Saturday February 05, 2022 @04:22PM (#30226210)
"Targeted sanctions have historically been shown to work."

I am not aware of any successful one?

"And given that the alternative involves killing people it's probably the best path we have. "

And why is that the only alternative?

How about targeted sanctions against actually responsible people with ties to the government?

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Re:Apple bans accounts of developers from Belarus by vbezhenar on Saturday February 05, 2022 @04:31PM (#30226334)
> How about targeted sanctions against actually responsible people with ties to the government?

Funny thing is that local population usually does not like higher-ups and will welcome those sanctions.

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