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Re:Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating... by mannerheim on Thursday February 10, 2022 @12:01PM (#30289100)
I believe the German government has a novel interpretation of their jurisdiction as covering any website with content in the German language (see the Project Gutenberg debacle).
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Re:Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating... by ajsnigrutin on Thursday February 10, 2022 @12:07PM (#30289214)
On one hand, they can believe in many things, including jurisdictions, on the other hand, what can they actually do, against a company that is registered in some other country and abiding the laws there?
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Re:Telegram now censoring channels in Germany for “violating... by mannerheim on Thursday February 10, 2022 @12:10PM (#30289247)
Presumably they could arrest you if you're ever in Germany.
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