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abigail95 on Feb 25, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Signal says it'll shut down in UK if Online Safety...

Reach to do what? Signal is open source software.

UK jurisdiction ends at its borders. If they don't like Signal they can ban their own citizens from using it. I don't understand what possible "reach" they could use to stop Signal exporting its products globally.

peterfirefly on Feb 25, 2023 [–]

Extradition agreements exist. They can even be used with fictitious charges.

tekknik on Feb 26, 2023 | [–]

Extradition agreements also exist with Iran, they are a member of interpol

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