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Hosting Services May Be Breaking Syrian Sanctions

Posted by Soulskill on from the digital-confusion dept.

judgecorp writes "Many Syrian government sites and services are hosted outside the country, in the U.S., Canada and Germany. A recent report suggests the hosting services may be breaking international sanctions against the Syrian regime, and assisting it in committing 'crimes against humanity.'"

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  1. Re:Crimes against humanity by 0123456 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    By ignoring the sanctions, you are making their life a little less difficult.

    Back in the real world, 'sanctions' normally have two results:

    1. They make the leaders rich as they control the supply of essential goods to the population.
    2. They make the population hate the 'sanctioners' more than they hate their government.