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Poland is a country. They aren't responsible for upholding US law. They can do what they want to companies that decide to operate in Poland. Not only can they h

by latch 6y ago

Poland is a country. They aren't responsible for upholding US law. They can do what they want to companies that decide to operate in Poland. Not only can they have their cake and eat it too, they will - unless said companies stop operating there.

murphy1312 6y ago
once suppose the polish politician says something that is not allowed in other countries, so for example facebook has to delete it. but in poland it must not be "censored". what should happen then? i think smaller companys will have start geo/ip blocking countries then. great.
- trhway 6y ago
  well, we're already there. For example according to the Ukranian laws the Crimea is a part of Ukraine and according to the Russian laws - part of Russia, and you really don't want to violate those very politically sensitive laws in either country, so: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/12/302337754/google-maps-displays-crimean-border-differently-in-russia-u-s https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/12/302337754... "Google Maps Displays Crimean Border Differently In Russia, U.S."
klunger 6y ago
ok. This is basically what I said, so it seems like I did not explain it well enough. It's like what Google did in China. They did not want to agree to the censorship terms imposed by the Chinese government so they stopped operating there. (It looks like they are reversing course on this now and may release a censored version soon, but that is neither here nor there) The Polish government cannot make Twitter do something it does not want to and still permit it to operate in the country. They will have to ban it outright if Twitter does not agree to their terms.
- rhn_mk1 6y ago
  The Polish government can make Twitter choose: do this, or face the consequences. Consequences being getting out, or facing fines, or whatever. What Twitter wants is irrelevant if it's not within what the local government wants. There's nothing absurd about that.

by latch 6y ago

murphy1312 6y ago

once suppose the polish politician says something that is not allowed in other countries, so for example facebook has to delete it. but in poland it must not be "censored". what should happen then? i think smaller companys will have start geo/ip blocking countries then. great.

trhway 6y ago
well, we're already there. For example according to the Ukranian laws the Crimea is a part of Ukraine and according to the Russian laws - part of Russia, and you really don't want to violate those very politically sensitive laws in either country, so: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/12/302337754/google-maps-displays-crimean-border-differently-in-russia-u-s https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/12/302337754... "Google Maps Displays Crimean Border Differently In Russia, U.S."

klunger 6y ago

ok. This is basically what I said, so it seems like I did not explain it well enough. It's like what Google did in China. They did not want to agree to the censorship terms imposed by the Chinese government so they stopped operating there. (It looks like they are reversing course on this now and may release a censored version soon, but that is neither here nor there) The Polish government cannot make Twitter do something it does not want to and still permit it to operate in the country. They will have to ban it outright if Twitter does not agree to their terms.

rhn_mk1 6y ago
The Polish government can make Twitter choose: do this, or face the consequences. Consequences being getting out, or facing fines, or whatever. What Twitter wants is irrelevant if it's not within what the local government wants. There's nothing absurd about that.