[rcostin2k2]

I wonder if there is something more behind this operation than the indictment document shows:

- the indictment is valid only on the territory of France

- Durov, although he knew, flies straight to Paris from Azerbaidjan

- Durov was in Azerbaidjan at the same time as Putin

[ahi]

Possible he chose French courts over Russian tea.

[3np]

I believe this has some correlation with timing of the UN cybercrime treaty.

https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/un-overwhelmingly-approves-...

[spacephysics]

I could be wrong but i thought the arrest warrants were made while midflight to france

[holoduke]

Of course its politically motivated otherwise Zuckerberg would have been arrested already 100 times.

[lokar]

Appearing to try to comply, responding promptly to questions, etc means a lot to governments. While meta may not moderate well, they do obviously try, and they cooperate with requests (they reply, meet, etc)

[627467]

Exactly and spending all that money on all that. As long as the extortion racket is paid you can operate under theatrics. Regulatory moat anyone?

[holoduke]

Ah come on. Plenty examples of misbehavior of Meta. Especially outside of the US.

[lokar]

Governments get upset when you break the law

They get really upset when you also stonewall them