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Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants by chungleong on Monday June 03, 2019 @04:50AM (#20081458)
From a legal standpoint that's problematic since the government would be imposing a punishment on acts committed outside its jurisdiction--possibly ex post facto as well.
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Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants by daemin on Monday June 03, 2019 @06:34AM (#20081840)
But a lot of countries have laws which say that you can be prosecuted upon your return for doing anything outside of the country which is illegal inside the country.
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Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants by chungleong on Monday June 03, 2019 @03:22PM (#20087202)
Western countries generally only invoke extraterrestrial jurisdiction in matters concerning basic human rights. Laws criminalizing sex with minors oversea are arguably domestic implementation of international law. Sexual slavery is not a choice that sovereign states can make.
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Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants by iSnow on Monday June 03, 2019 @05:08AM (#20081529)
I don't think extradition counts as a punishment like jail time, it's the revocation of a privilege, but I might well be wrong.
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