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Business Communication Service Slack, in Compliance With US Regulations, Broadens Ban on Users in Sanctioned Nations (venturebeat.com)
Earlier this year, business communication service Slack began to block users in Syria, Iran, and select other embargoed countries to comply with U.S. regulations. This week, the company has broadened the scope of the ban by blocking some users if they have moved from or visited any of the sanctioned nations in recent years. From a report: The company began to face a backlash early today after several users complained that their Slack accounts had been deactivated and that they never received a formal warning from the company. Part of the problem, as Sarah Shugars, a PhD candidate at Network Science Institute at Northeastern University, pointed out, is that some users have been blocked even if they have been living in the United States for a number of years.
No, they would simply create a side chanell by which to transfer records and reciepts. After all that's all that money is records and receipts exchangeable for goods and services. as long as you can physically move goods and perform Services you can bypass popular forms of currency and still operate. Terrorists are created by the government's they oppose. They are a natural reaction to oppression. Terrorists and freedom fighter mean the same thing. Distinguishing difference is which side conflict you are rooting for.