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> What happens if you "accidentally" become persona non grata with both Google and Apple?

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/18/international-cr...

The US made a Canadian judge a persona non grata for any firm domiciled in the US. All because she works for the ICC, and the ICC declared Netanyahu a war criminal (which is indisputible). Why is the US destroying worldwide trust in US businesses on behalf of a reviled nuclear armed hermit nation on the other side of the planet? Good question, but it is what it is.

This example that the US will spuriously use sanctions like this is why many nations are investigating ways to purge American financial systems and tech.



That judge may be an outlier today, but we all know tomorrow they could sweep through all accounts and ban everyone that spoke against the regime. We have arrived.




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