charonn0

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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 11 points 8 months ago

Left4Dead2, the greatest game ever made.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 9 points 8 months ago

With inflation, $20 today is $12 in 2004

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Your sandwiches would be even better if they were eaten by me.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

One that you didn't have to make for yourself.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or else what?

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Greg Barns claims that the case should be stopped because it represents an unprecedented attempt by the US to prosecute an individual who is not one of its citizens, and who was not in the US when the WikiLeaks material was published. This is called extraterritorial reach and generally the law frowns on it.

The US and the UK have an extradition treaty that permits this. The UK can withdraw from the treaty, but unless they do this line of argument is willfully dishonest.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] charonn0@startrek.website 1 points 8 months ago

I think you're thinking of an open relay, not a catchall mailbox.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 4 points 8 months ago

The only difference between TikTok and other social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram is that TikTok is Chinese owned.

The law would also appy to Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 0 points 8 months ago

The US government demanded access to the US based social media companies to pull whatever sensitive information they wanted. They just don’t want China to have the same access.

Or Russia, Iran, or North Korea.

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