Frank 🍁⚜️Mar 12

A few months ago, a Canadian judge got her #amazon , #google , #uber, credit cards accounts, etc. closed.

She was doing her job investigating war crimes made in Afghanistan, including by the #USA

That offended Americans. They decided to close all her accounts, which they have control over.

I'm expecting this behavior to become more and more common.

This is why #canada should work on #digitalsovereignty

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-us-sanctions-lock-international-criminal-court-judge-out-of-daily-life/

‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life

Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary

The Irish Times
Show threadObbie King

@frank I'm an American, and I'm not offended by her actions at all. I'm offended by corporations committing war crimes in my name, and by other corporations penalizing those who investigate.

Suggested edit: "That offended American corporations."

Mar 14 at 7:46pmWeb
Show threadFrank 🍁⚜️Mar 15
@ObbieZ The accounts were closed by Trump's administration.
Show threadNorman WilsonMar 15

@ObbieZ @frank Corporations are not people (and the Citizens United decision was just wrong).

I'm a US citizen (albeit one who lives in Canada and is a citizen here too). I read it not as `all Americans are offended' but as `Americans in certain positions of power are offended.' I'll grant that it could be better phrased, but I'm not sure exactly how.

Such unfortunate phrasing seems to be embedded in the language, though, and hard to remove. cf `America did this' or `Canada said that' when it was really the respective government (by way of authorized officials) who did or said.

Show threadFrank 🍁⚜️Mar 15

@oclsc @ObbieZ

I simply used "Americans" in a broad context.

The people representing Americans and taking decisions on their behalf.

Nothing personal.