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Microsoft's ICC email block triggers Dutch concerns over dependence on U.S. tech


Microsoft’s recent decision to block access to the email account of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is raising urgent questions in the Netherlands about the country’s deep reliance on American technology companies, de Volkskrant reports. The move followed U.S.

Microsoft’s recent decision to block access to the email account of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is raising urgent questions in the Netherlands about the country’s deep reliance on American technology companies, de Volkskrant reports. The move followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions against the ICC —an escalation triggered by arrest warrants targeting, among others, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “This issue is receiving full attention across all levels of government.” Ludo Baauw, director of Dutch cloud provider Intermax Group, described the reaction to Trump’s return to office as an “earthquake,” in comments to de Volkskrant.

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