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People need to stop using M$.
I totally agree, and I just switched from Windows to Linux for my desktop, but this isn’t on Microsoft - it’s sanctions on the ICC by the fascist regime running the country where they (Microsoft) are based in support of the fascist regime destroying Gaza. (I know I’m probably over simplifying it, but that’s my take on the article)
It’s still preemptive compliance by Microsoft.
Trump loves this shit because if it blows up, he can just say “I never ordered this.”
I’ve used Linux since 2005.
Since M$ started adding spyware, I have tried to avoid it as much as possible. Proton has been amazing with getting games running.
Yeah, the EU has been building out alternatives to American cloud companies like Microsoft for a while now, and it’s coming in handy for some of them. I think France in particular are working on this and launched their own alternatives to Google Docs etc.
https://www.techspot.com/news/107225-france-germany-unveil-docs-collaborative-tool-rival-us.html
Sure but this looks like Microsoft complying with sanctions. I was unaware sanctions were applied to the ICC, which is complete nonsense.
misleading title
The International Criminal Court ’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen.
The Hague-based court’s American staffers have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest.
Some nongovernmental organizations have stopped working with the ICC and the leaders of one won’t even reply to emails from court officials.
Those are just some of the hurdles facing court staff since U.S. President Donald Trump in February slapped sanctions on its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, according to interviews with current and former ICC officials, international lawyers and human rights advocates.
did Microsoft also freeze his bank accounts?
this is the title ☞ “President Donald Trump in February slapped sanctions on its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan”
Defending human rights and condemning war crimes is now punishable.
forcing the prosecutor to move to Proton Mail, a Swiss email provider
Whose CEO publicly stated that “Republicans remain more likely to tackle Big Tech abuses”. Oh, the irony.
Oh they tackled them. Then they held them down, shook out their lunch money, and made them do what every they tell them to do.
This is fucking dangerous. Total watershed event.
I’m on the other side of the world from Microsoft HQ, and I can still hear the shouting.
Because this was basically a one way decision that will now block them from a lot of future contracts with governments, organizations and companies.
I like that the title of this post points out the least interesting part of the article, well done.
I’m currently in the long tedious process of replacing all my details for every website and service with an email address at a domain I actually own, before some AI bot at Google decides that some random shit violates their TOC and deletes my Gmail.
