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I think it's a fair trade if you want to continue to run a business in a country, that country has a right to summon you to explain what your business is doing
by labster 9y ago
I think it's a fair trade if you want to continue to run a business in a country, that country has a right to summon you to explain what your business is doing.
- s4vi0r 9y agoDefinitely. Especially after the whole Facebook getting to CAs office(s) before authorities thing.
- hannibalhorn 9y agoThe right to summon the local corporate representative, legal team, etc.? Sure. Does every country have the "right" to summon a multinational CEO? That'd get crazy really quick, and I doubt it'd benefit anybody (beyond politicians.) I had the same reaction as the parent comment - to "request" his presence is perfectly fine, but a "summons" would be a bit much...
- jeswin 9y agoIf you've compromised the details of millions of citizens, then summoning the CEO doesn't seem inappropriate.
- tanilama 9y agoCEO, in this case, a celebrity, can walk away, free of consequences, in face of a political disaster? This attitude is pretty problematic
- xg15 9y agoNot as of now. Though until very recently, you also needed to have at least some personnel physically present in a location if you wanted to conduct business there. As that changed, thanks to the internet, those rules might need to change as well.
- sleepychu 9y agoThe letter just asks for someone important enough to be able to give us the answers we need, preferably Zuck. I think summon is hyperbolic.
- pjc50 9y agoIt is a request. There's no sanction associated with not turning up, but that means Facebook doesn't get a say in what the legislative response to this is. For example, maybe a ban on political advertising on Facebook.
- mikeash 9y agoWhat is so problematic about being able to summon the CEO of a business that operates in your country? You say it would get crazy but I don’t see how.