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Comment by bibelo | Hacker News Reader

Very relevant info I was not aware of

So should we (people outside US) sanction these companies, so that they put the same pressure on US government to stop forcing them from applying sanctions?

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If you want to, sure. Kind of a side point, but that's not really what sanctions are for. It's more of an economic blockade, which stymies the growth of the country. Even if there is no regime change, it makes the country less of a threat over time.

I'd choose more carefully which fight you want to pick at the moment, tbh. There's a very long list of unreasonable behaviors to complain about.

Like these EU fines?

    * May 22, 2023, Meta €1.2 billion.
    * July 22, 2024, Uber €290 million.
    * April 23, 2025, Apple €500 million.
    * September 4, 2025, Google €2.95 billion.

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