Microsoft's ICC blockade: digital dependence comes at a cost
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In February, the United States imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. As a result, Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan has no

The world should wake up from tech dependence. Let the EU massively invest in FOSS.

Edit: as raised by comments, my title was not incorrect but did omit that it’s actually the US that imposed sanctions, to which MS chose to comply. Changed the title.

  • nao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    It doesn’t even need to be for free. Public institutions could still buy software under the condition that it is open sourced immediately, so they don’t become dependent on the vendor.