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It means no use of Visa or American Express bank cards, which are US companies. I think SWIFT transactions are under US control. No use of Apple, Google, Amaz
by eesmith 24d ago
It means no use of Visa or American Express bank cards, which are US companies.
I think SWIFT transactions are under US control.
No use of Apple, Google, Amazon, AirBnB, Uber, or other US-based services.
Eg, "Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary " - https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-us-sanctions-lock-international-criminal-court-judge-out-of-daily-life/ https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-u...
- ithkuil 12d agoIt's worse than that. No bank will have business with you because that would potentially affect _their_ other customer's ability to operate normally This is a very big hammer and reveals how foreign entities are deeply dependent on the American financial system and thus exposed to the political whims of the US.
- WhyNotHugo 23d agoAnd, of note, online payments across EU countries is most often done with American payment methods. Most Chinese companies only take US-based payment methods. Such a sanction really narrows down where they can buy online — it's not just the US that becomes off-limits.
- majormajor 23d agoEvery day it seems a little weirder how many of these other countries are apparently passively tolerating the US/Google/Apple/etc-centric nature of parts of their internal economy.
- numpad0 23d agoThe US had THAT much trust, not necessarily influence, which just went down the drain.
- owlsarewhatthey 22d agoIn Europe, "US had trust" only in the "free" european media, and among politicians.. People knew and know quite well what US was and is, besides the leading academia (many, if not most, lured there by money from other countries) and the holywood circus. And no, it is not "because of Trump".