• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Who is out there saying this? That’s ridiculous. Are foreign people exempt from our laws when they visit? No? Then why would you believe foreign companies are exempt?

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          15 hours ago

          TikTok app merely being operational in the US is not presence. Implying that would be as ridiculous as giving a country jurisdiction over you becaues you sent a letter there.

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            14 hours ago

            It absolutely is presence. Otherwise the Brazilians couldn’t deal with X either. This is far more than sending a letter. And pretending we have no jurisdiction over companies operating in our country is ridiculous.

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              3 hours ago

              Any real arguments for falling under jurisdiction for sending network packets? Does it have to be a company, or do you also have to abide by jurisdiction of the country I’m in? My server is in? Your server is in?

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                This isn’t a joke. This is pretty settled law. If you’re offering services in a country you must abide by their laws.

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      3 days ago

      Funny how you had replied to a comment from me in another discussion explaining what that meant and now you’re acting like you had never seen that comment.

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        2 days ago

        When I ask that question I’m looking for a source point. Usually when multiple people show up on social media claiming something like this it means some podcaster somewhere put it out there.

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      3 days ago

      So what keeps them to obey US laws?

      Ok, let me ask a different question. What can be done when a product from a foreign country doesn’t obey laws? Hint, it is happening on Sunday.

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        3 days ago

        What laws? We literally just passed a law to ban them. There wasn’t any law they were breaking before. This is the corporate version of Congress passing a bill to send you to prison.

        Saying this is the only regulation possible is breathtakingly ridiculous.