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Re:U.K. unveils plan to penalize Facebook and Google for har... by arethuza on Monday April 08, 2019 @07:26AM (#19604153)
In a world where the UK might be struggling to find international friends I don't think anyone would be daft enough to try and extradite a leading citizen of the US.

The chances of the US agreeing to any such extradition are even smaller.

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Re:U.K. unveils plan to penalize Facebook and Google for har... by JumpCrisscross on Monday April 08, 2019 @07:34AM (#19604199)
> a leading citizen of the US

If the UK charged him and got British court approval, American courts would defer. Given Zuckerberg’s present standing, it’s unlikely Congress would attempt to intervene.

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