Why “designates” is being discussed
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Discussions: US sanctions Italian hosting provider Autistici Inventati https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49451343 US Government designates host of noblogs.org…
by ChrisArchitect · Aug 31, 2026
EU Commission Designates ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox Under the DSA
by lumannnn · Aug 31, 2026 · 11 points
So you prefer google to be the arbiter of what are official names within each country? I think the US administration name change is childish, dumb and short-sighted, but if the…
by SahAssar · Aug 30, 2026
This is already common. Go try to export firmware for a fighter jet. Any software that the US govt designates as a military or weapon system is just as regulated as the fighter…
by ang_cire · Aug 28, 2026
Related: US sanctions Italian hosting provider Autistici Inventati https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49451343 US Government designates host of noblogs.org a "g…
by ChrisArchitect · Aug 28, 2026
Related discussion U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49477854 US sanctions Italian hosting provider Autistici In…
by swed420 · Aug 28, 2026
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