Comment by do_not_redeem
4 months ago
Are there any previous cases of the UK intercepting and arresting a US citizen traveling through Europe for something that isn't a crime in the US?
4 months ago
Are there any previous cases of the UK intercepting and arresting a US citizen traveling through Europe for something that isn't a crime in the US?
There are no documented cases of the UK intercepting and arresting a US citizen traveling through Europe for an act that is not a crime in the United States.
Extradition treaties, such as the UK–US Extradition Treaty of 2003, allow for extradition requests between the two countries.
They generally require that the alleged offense be a crime in both jurisdictions ("dual criminality") which ensures that individuals are not extradited for actions that are not considered crimes in their home country.
Would you take the risk if it were you hosting the site?
100%. I'm very confident that, even if the UK wanted to upset this decades-long geopolitical equilibrium, they would not choose a small niche tech forum with a primarily non-UK userbase as the way they make their big splash on the global stage.
It's probably an order of magnitude smaller than the risk of getting into trouble in more or less any country for not effectively keeping tabs on the kind of content that's being posted in the forum you're hosting.