Nicolas Guillou has been sanctioned by the USA as a judge of the International Criminal Court. He notices the effects primarily in the digital realm.

Just another hint, why EU needs to become more sovereign and independent.

  • Kennystillalive@feddit.orgEnglish
    21·
    8 hours ago

    That’s crazy and even crazier that it’s not reported about enough compared to how important it is.

    They spend time trying to read our texts but pretend a judge, ruling war criminals as war criminals, losing some of their souverenity is completely fine.

    Than they ask themselves why people are getting more and more radicalized.

    • hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      8 hours ago

      I also don’t get the logic. This is not scaring anyone, it’s just a huge inconvenience. And what do you do about that? People usually complain loudly about it. And because it was six judges the US basically rolled the dice 6 times on whether someone would complain about it to the media, literally giving a perfect example of why EU sovereignty is so important. It’s the most offensively stupid invocation of the Streisand effect I have seen.

      • comrade_twisty@feddit.orgEnglish
        7·
        7 hours ago

        I’ve been an Apple user for 25 years and was really locked into the brand ecosystem. I switched to Graphene OS and Linux this year and just bought a 2000 Euro Linux Laptop from a German company to replace my MacBook Pro.

        I am done with US tech for good.

        I left all US cloud and streaming services at the beginning of the year already.

        On top of all that I am no longer buying New Balance shoes, another brand I was loyal to for probably 30 years.

        That I left reddit and all other social media goes without saying.