People who are sanctioned, like ICC judges investigating war crimes, get cut off from the U.S. — online accounts close, domain names vanish, and credit cards stop working.
Now with the forced shut down of a web host, there's never a better time (or a better reason) to rely less on American tech.
More: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/it-sure-looks-like-the-trump-administration-is-weaponizing-sanctions-to-silence-its-critics/
Zack Whittaker
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2026-10-21 13:23:53 UTC
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