Capital Control Means Greeks Can Click, Not Buy

Monday was the day the music died for thousands of song downloaders and music streamers in Greece. The imposition of capital controls on Sunday evening means Greeks are no longer able to purchase goods or services from many big international online suppliers including Google, Apple and Facebook. Transfers of funds out of Greece were banned to prevent a collapse of the banking system after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rejected the terms of a bailout offer from international...

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