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[wslack]

No other administration has used the "supply chain risk" designation against an American company. This is unprecedented.

[jim33442]

It's done worse in this area. Biden administration refused contracts with any company that didn't require all in-person employees to get the covid19 vaccine, so the firing extended down to the employees. The courts stopped this when boosters got added to the requirement.

[b65e8bee43c2ed0]

because it is a big fucking risk if the tool you rely on can refuse to function at a critical moment, and the vendor publicly brags about refusing to eliminate such refusals. ta-ta, see you in 3 years.

[mountainriver]

Why (the fuck) would a government of the people, believe they have the rights over free enterprise tools, to take them and use them for nefarious purposes

[typeofhuman]

Have you paid attention during any of the Administrations? In this post-Snowden era we have no excuse for not knowing the "government of the people" has been doing this to companies for a long time. AT&T for example. This Administration just does it out in the open.

[crummy]

Should humans tolerate contracts that say “you may not use this thing in this particular way”

[pants2]

That's exactly what the Terms of Service are that you agree to for every service you've ever paid for

[techpression]

We do, it’s called the law and applies to a lot of things.