• prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
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      Russia is being sanctioned because of its aggressive war against Ukraine.

      Microsoft aren’t the bad guys for enforcing international sanctions.

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        So what about the organic map users. They should ban the contributor if they need to ban it soo bad.

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        when you’re a corporation with billions of dollars and US politicians cost millions on the high end, you can choose to do whatever you want.

        • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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          “Microsoft continues to work with Russians despite sanctions due to ongoing war in Ukraine” is probably not a headline they want to see.

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            Of course not, but can you say that it’s not convenient for them to stiffle foss alternatives to microsoft/apple/google software? many open source projects are at least partially made by russian developers.

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            true, but let’s not pretend that they were without agency in this decision and in decisions leading up to the current context.

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              When the big tech guys showed up to the inauguration and sat in the front row to pay tribute it was such a clear example of how capital always yields to authoritarians.