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War in Ukraine – Ideas for sanctions against Russia

I collected a list of sanction ideas, to punish Putin and his elites for invading ukraine.
Hopefully some companies and individuals will pickup these and also contribute more ideas.

Protest against Putin’s war against Ukraine https://standwithukraine.live/peace-protests 

  1. #Apple #iphone / #Google #android – mobile phones, prohibit updates and cloud services (appstore/maps/voice/music/backup), but hey they can switch to trusty #Huawei
  2. #Microsoft #Windows / #Apple #macos #ios – prohibit software updates, makes russia vulnerable to foreign cyberattacks, but hey they can switch to trusty #RedFlagLinux
  3. Open Source mirrors at #CDN and universities and #linux distributors like #RedHat #SuSe #Canonical #Ubuntu – block russian internet networks, makes russia vulnerable to foreign #cyberattacks
  4. cloud providers like Amazon #AWS / Microsoft #Azure / Google #GCP – block russian internet networks, eliminates russian usage of cloud services
  5. DDoS protection providers like #Akamai #Cloudflare – cancel contracts with russian companies, makes russia vulnerable to foreign #cyberattacks
  6. #Microsoft #Windows – deauthorize russian licenses, send russia back to trial “democracy” mode
  7. AntiVirus companies like #Avast #Bitdefender #McAfee #Norton #TrendMicro – block pattern updates for russian internet networks, makes russia vulnerable to foreign #cyberattacks
  8. car makers like #Audi #BMW #Ford #GM #Honda #Hyundai #Jaguar #Kia #Mercedes #Nissan #Porsche #Tesla #Toyota #Volkswagen #Volvo – send bricking software updates to russian luxury cars, annoys the rich russian population
  9. game stores like #Epic #Origin #Steam #Ubisoft – block russian internet networks, annoys the rich russian population
  10. video platforms like #Facebook #Instagram #Periscope #Snapchat #TikTok #Twitch #Vimeo #Youtube – block russian internet networks, annoys the rich russian population
  11. network equipment companies like #Arista #Aruba #Cisco #Extreme #Juniper #Nokia – prohibit software updates, makes russia vulnerable to foreign cyberattacks, but hey they can switch to trusty #Huawei
  12. various countries – prohibit flights to/from russia, refuse refueling, same for seaports, no vacation for the rich russian population
  13. various countries – cancel overflight rights for russian aircraft for your airspace, leading to more expensive routes for russian airlines
  14. expel russian students from western universities the same way russian war now has forced foreign students in #ukraine to leave universities
  15. video streaming services like #Disney+ #AppleTV #Hulu #HBO #Prime #Netflix – block russian internet networks, annoys the rich russian population
  16. various countries – seize yachts of rich oligarchs in your national waters/ports until russian aggressors redraw
  17. south korea, japan and taiwan – limit food variety in russias supermarkets, no asian snacks/sweets for the wealthy russian population during war against ukraine
  18. western companies should refuse to prolong any maintenance contracts software/hardware/license/support for russian companies
  19. car makers like #Audi #BMW #Ford #GM #Honda #Hyundai #Jaguar #Kia #Mercedes #Nissan #Porsche #Tesla #Toyota #Volkswagen #Volvo – stop shipping replacement parts, annoys the rich russian population
  20. VPN providers like #ExpressVPN #CyberGhost #PrivateVPN #VyprVPN #Windscribe #ZenMate – block outound russian internet networks, annoys the rich russian population