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FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Criminal charges was probably the wrong word, but that’s being pedantic. The company operates in Turkey and allows Turkish people to use the product, so they have to follow Turkish laws. The Turkish government can file legal charges against them for failure to comply.

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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

that’s being pedantic

It’s not. At all.

they would either have to block their instance from all Turkish users, or comply.

No, they wouldn’t. Once again, Turkey has no authority over people and servers not located in their jurisdiction.

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- FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  The Turkish government has legal authority over companies that are serving their citizens.
  
  Why do you think the GDPR laws were such a big deal even outside of the UK?
  
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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    
    The Turkish government has legal authority over companies that are serving their citizens.
    
    No. They don’t. You can keep repeating this non-sense but it’s simply untrue.
    
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    FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    You don’t think companies that operate in Turkey for Turkish citizens have to follow any Turkish laws?
    
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