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> I can see the courts point: International websites have to respect local laws No, they don’t, and shouldn’t. I’m free to offend the sensibilities of China,
by crx087 9y ago
> I can see the courts point: International websites have to respect local laws
No, they don’t, and shouldn’t.
I’m free to offend the sensibilities of China, disgrace the Ayatollah, and violate a wide variety of other “local laws” from the comfort of my home or workplace.
If those places don’t like it, they’re also free to censor content until such time that their populace won’t tolerate it any longer.
- barrkel 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carruthers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carruthers
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- LoSboccacc 9y agoBut they had to wait for him to enter US soil
- slavak 9y agoNot only that, but his company was taking bets from US citizens, which is a much stronger argument for presence in a territory than simply "your website is accessible to our citizens."