Ed. Note: if you’re new to TURBOFAC, please take note that the text string filtration function generally shouldn’t be used for terms such as “ordinarily resident,” “causing” or “new debt”. For research on the meaning of words and phrases such as those, i.e. terms central to the key legal issues in sanctions law that appear on a cross-programmatic basis, you’re typically better off locating and checking the appropriate box in the “Key Legal Issues” search category, which will limit the results to those that have been manually assessed as being relevant for the interpretation of the terms at issue.
Try typing your search term (“ordinarily resident,” “new debt,” or something else) in the “Find a Search Filter” box at the top of the page, and the corresponding “Key Legal Issues” check box will pop up instantly, if one exists. Once you check the box (e.g. “new debt,” with ~55 results), you can always use the text string filtration function to further refine your search (e.g. by typing “invoice” and narrowing the ~55 results to ~10).
Note in addition that the same applies to text string searches such as “14071” (if you’re looking for items related to EO 14071). By typing “14071” in the “Find a Search Filter” field up top, you will be able to instantly narrow the results down to items manually assessed as relating to EO 14071. Ditto terms such as “515.204” or “Iran General License G” (try the “Discrete Legal Provision” search category).
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General Note on Prohibitions, Licenses and Exemptions as Applied to Social Media and Other Communications-Related Internet Services and Software (System Ed. Note)
1) BACKGROUND
2) THE MEANING OF “SERVICE” AND THE ACT OF PROVIDING A SERVICE “TO” A SANCTIONED PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OR A “REASON TO KNOW”
3) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED INTERNET SERVICES AND THE EXEMPTIONS FOR INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS.
a) In General and With Respect to Persons Sanctioned Pursuant to Programs to Which IEEPA Exemptions Clearly Apply
i) Scope of Applicability of Exemptions Per OFAC’s Past Practice
ii) Limitations to the Exemptions
iii) Note re: the TikTok Litigation
iv) Note re: Potentially Exempt “Software”
4) SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AND OTHER SERVICES FOR PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR IEEPA EXEMPTIONS - 594.508 OF THE GTSR AND “MATERIAL SUPPORT” FOR FTOs
5) THE STANDARD “INTERNET SERVICES” AND SOFTWARE...