Saudi Arabia has no soft power here. UK does.
Not saying that UK will here (I think they won't), but the relationship dynamics are a bit different.
How would that even work in another country? Wouldn’t Saudi Arabia pressure hosts for breaking blasphemy laws?
Skavau@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
misk@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Saudi Arabia has plenty of soft and hard power too. Possibly more so than UK. I think we’re getting overly dramatic. UK doesn’t have enough pull to start extraditing thousands of people for not complying with their weirdo laws.
Skavau@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Not when it comes to tech. You think the USA would let Saudi Arabia force the total shut-down of a USA-based site because they allowed people to make fun of Islam? Come on. Saudi Arabia just quiety blocks sites.
UK doesn’t have enough pull to start extraditing thousands of people for not complying with their weirdo laws.
I agree with you there too.
Jerry@feddit.online 4 weeks ago
Yes, the U.S. and the U.K. have cooperation agreements for Civil actions.