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		jonathanlydall on Sept 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google, Apple remove Navalny app from stores as Ru... Not to say I am generally in favour of sanctions, but they did help in South Africa's case.

NoGravitas on Sept 17, 2021 [–]

It wasn't just sanctions in that case, but also boycotts and divestment (via shareholder activism). Which is why Israel is so keen to get US state legislatures to ban speech in favor of the BDS movement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws

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