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The extent of dependence on the USA in the digital sector is currently being experienced by a French judge. Nicolas Guillou, one of six judges and three prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC), was sanctioned by the USA in August. He described his current situation as a digital time travel back to the 1990s, before the internet age, in a recent interview.

The reason for the US sanctions are the arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. They were indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the context of the destruction of the Gaza Strip. The USA condemned this decision by the court, whereupon the US Treasury Department sanctioned six judges and three prosecutors.

Digitally excluded from almost everything In Guillou's daily life, this means that he is excluded from digital life and much of what is considered standard today, he told the French newspaper Le Monde. All his accounts with US companies such as Amazon, Airbnb, or PayPal were immediately closed by the providers. Online bookings, such as through Expedia, are immediately canceled, even if they concern hotels in France. Participation in e-commerce is also practically no longer possible for him, as US companies always play a role in one way or another, and they are strictly forbidden to enter into any trade relationship with sanctioned individuals.

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[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 7 points 1 day ago

Has the USA done this to protect any other criminals in history, like Putin or something?

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

USA is that digital drug cartel that gives away first few hits for free and once you're hooked, treat you like a prostitute. If you misbehave, it'll cut you off to remind you and everyone else who's in control.

And its people are brainwashed to repeat "there are other meth dealers out there, it's your choice to depend on us."

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

America is reminding the world why self sufficiency is important. Unfortunately, that also means pulling away from the global community, losing the benefits of an interconnected world, and building systems that allow countries to censor and manipulate what their own citizen can access. Trump does not understand the value of friendship or community. He requires the use of force or manipulation to be included anywhere or to interact with anyone.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

It doesn't have to mean pulling away from the global community. It just means that the global community needs to build itself up to be more than three US corporations in a trenchcoat.

[–] TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It doesn't mean any of that, it just means moving away from unreliable partners. If anything it's more important than ever to continue to work together with like minded people

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

I mean, the problem is any country can become like that as well. Europe is a few far right elections away from that

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 22 points 2 days ago

Man, this is fucked up.

[–] tekato@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Isn’t this old news from like February l?

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Given he was sanctioned in August, I guess not.

[–] tekato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Yeah, looks like February was sanctions to the whole ICC and this is a different one targeting Guillou.