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Re:Russia Sanctions Add Shock Internet Censorship Twist for ... by simonh on Sunday May 01, 2022 @12:10PM (#31226176)
It's like banning anyone in the UK ordering things from the Maffia in Italy, and it happens that one of the businesses the Maffia operates is a newspaper, so you're banned from importing it. Being a publisher isn't an end run around the rest of the law.
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Re:Russia Sanctions Add Shock Internet Censorship Twist for ... by car_analogy on Sunday May 01, 2022 @12:28PM (#31226319)
> ordering [..] importing [..]

So block financial transactions with the sanctioned entities - problem solved. Unless your real intent isn't blocking money, but speech.

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Re:Russia Sanctions Add Shock Internet Censorship Twist for ... by simonh on Sunday May 01, 2022 @03:16PM (#31227803)
These people profit from the operation of these sites, or many of them anyway, that’s what is being targeted. Even in the case of a publishing site advertising revenue due to page impressions is a legitimate target.
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