Re:The Russians Fleeing Putin's Wartime Crackdown
by lolinder on Saturday March 26, 2022 @10:10AM
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I'm sorry that this is the way that it is, but do note that the real reason for most companies doing this has less to do with "punishing" anyone and more to do with practical concerns like "how do we get paid?" and "how do we make sure we don't accidentally violate sanctions?" Russia likely represents a small enough fraction of most companies' users that it's cheaper to just stop doing business there than to keep adjusting to the rapidly changing political/geopolitical climate.
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Re:The Russians Fleeing Putin's Wartime Crackdown
by Andrew_nenakhov on Sunday March 27, 2022 @04:10AM
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There are ways to pay for services. With up to 50% additional expenses, but it is possible.
I also did some research, and it seems that services without KYC obligations so not need to comply with the sanction restrictions imposed on specific persons, so this excuse looks to be invalid for services like Figma.
(And in the future I wouldn't trust any SaaS that unilaterally cuts off a whole group of customers by their nationality)
Re:The Russians Fleeing Putin's Wartime Crackdown
by lolinder on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @02:19PM
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> (And in the future I wouldn't trust any SaaS that unilaterally cuts off a whole group of customers by their nationality)
Just to clarify, this is not what is happening. Figma et al are cutting off a whole group of customers by their place of residence, which is a completely different question, and one that is much less legally and ethically fraught.