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Please don’t assume I’m not up to date on the news. But is there a tangible risk vector to European consumers of open source, commercial American software. I’m genuinely asking about incentives for the individual or individual business. That’s a more difficult question to answer than asking why shouldn’t Europe as a whole pursue this.




I answered above, but answering here as well in case it's buried.

> But is there a tangible risk vector to European consumers of open source, commercial American software.

Yes. If you're a European sanctioned by the US, it's illegal for American companies to provide you service. That means no Amazon, PayPal, Expedia, Visa, etc.

See this case of a French judge from 2025:

https://nordictimes.com/world/how-french-icc-judge-faces-us-...




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