@Ninmi It will have to be done probably as russia is unlikely to voluntarily pay any reparations to Ukraine even if the regime changes. The problem with that currently though is the lack of a legal basis for seizing those assets. For confiscating privately-owned assets in most cases you would have to trace them to a specific crime which might be hard to do. And for confiscating state-owned assets new mechanisms have to be implemented that would account for sovereign immunity implications and implications for western companies operating in countries with undemocratic regimes. And it looks like we’ll have to either force russia to agree to pay reparations in an eventual peace treaty and use the frozen assets to cover for some of it or wait for an international tribunal to award Ukraine damages which would potentially alleviate some of the legal concerns. As much as I want that money to go to Ukraine right now, I don’t quite see it happening before the end of the war
They should just leave then, along with all the users supporting the blackout. Not bending for that lying piece of shit is the best thing you can do for the community. Doing what he wants and reopening the subreddit only empowers him to continue ignoring and abusing the community. If reddit thinks they can forcefully open up hundreds and thousands of subreddits and figure out the moderation for all of them, so be it, I don’t even want to know how it goes. If you genuinely don’t like what spez is doing, delete your reddit account now and stop visiting the site, otherwise you’re supporting him and his actions.