Re:Telegram will now hand over phone number and IP for crimi...
by ezst on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @02:27AM
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I imagine that this would be reason enough for them to either comply with the law or not operate there, like every other business does? You seem to imply that it's ok for internet companies to be above the law, I don't see how that's compatible with self-determinism/democracy (loss of jurisdiction) nor in the interests of the people (because inevitably such companies will optimize their profits at the expense of the public and can't be held accountable, in your anarchic world order).
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Re:Telegram will now hand over phone number and IP for crimi...
by immibis on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @03:26AM
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They definitely wouldn't stop operating in Iran and miss that sweet ad money
Re:Telegram will now hand over phone number and IP for crimi...
by ezst on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @04:55AM
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then it's fair game for Iran (or any other country) to fine them/block them for that.
Re:Telegram will now hand over phone number and IP for crimi...
by immibis on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @03:03PM
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No, they'd comply with Iranian censorship laws to get the ad money.
Re:Telegram will now hand over phone number and IP for crimi...
by ajsnigrutin on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @07:23AM
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Let's say your set up a raspberrypi at home (I assume you live in US), install apache, install wordpress, set up port forwarding and write a blog about making pickles. Then someone writes a comment under "How much dill?" and writes "I'm from Iran and I'm gay".
Are you really operating in iran? You don't have servers there, you don't have employees there, you're not a registered company there, what ties do you have with iran? Someone from iran "came to visit"? Sure, so do brits with amsterdam and legal weed.