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Re:X/Twitter issued with a $610,500 fine under Australia's O... by photonbeam on Sunday October 15, 2023 @03:58PM (#37892879)
They’re operating in Australia too, its not extraterritorial.

If twitter doesnt like that they can leave the jurisdiction

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Re:X/Twitter issued with a $610,500 fine under Australia's O... by whatevaa on Sunday October 15, 2023 @04:12PM (#37892999)
> If X, which no longer has a presence in Australia, fails to respond to the infringement notice and <...>

From the article I get the impression they no longer do. Maybe it's just the article. Unless you mean leaving as blocking Australia IP's.

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Re:X/Twitter issued with a $610,500 fine under Australia's O... by photonbeam on Monday October 16, 2023 @11:27AM (#37901175)
Yes they should block IPs for countries they dont want legal exposure to
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