This is a technology forum. If the article is relevant here at all, it’s because of Microsoft. A better argument could probably be made that the article shouldn’t be here.
The title is still misleading and should have been worded better. Also company complying with sanctions is not news. The only reason it’d be newsworthy is if Microsoft locked his account independently.
No, the fact that MS can and will be forced to shut down accounts of people Trump dislikes is newsworthy in itself, and warning for everybody to avoid entrusting US companies with your data or money. If they can do it to this guy, they can do it to anyone.
It is relevant because Microsoft is shutting down people their accounts for prosecuting war crimes. This should be a wakeup call for people to stop using services by the Fascist American government.
And here I am having to oversee our organisation moving to Windows 11. I would happily not do that but I cannot imagine trying to administer a network of Linux computed.
This is a technology forum. If the article is relevant here at all, it’s because of Microsoft. A better argument could probably be made that the article shouldn’t be here.
The title is still misleading and should have been worded better. Also company complying with sanctions is not news. The only reason it’d be newsworthy is if Microsoft locked his account independently.
No, the fact that MS can and will be forced to shut down accounts of people Trump dislikes is newsworthy in itself, and warning for everybody to avoid entrusting US companies with your data or money. If they can do it to this guy, they can do it to anyone.
It is relevant because Microsoft is shutting down people their accounts for prosecuting war crimes. This should be a wakeup call for people to stop using services by the Fascist American government.
Microsoft is not part of the US government.
Yet the US government has full control over it.
It has to comply with US laws, is what you mean.
And those laws currently serve to suppress the international rule of law, and to enable fascism.
Why would you possibly think this is no big deal, when you see the size of the deal right in front of you?
US companies are subservient to Trump and will hurt you when Trump demands that.
And here I am having to oversee our organisation moving to Windows 11. I would happily not do that but I cannot imagine trying to administer a network of Linux computed.