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Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has suffered a serious stroke, a post on his X account says (apnews.com)

submitted 1 week ago by HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Kim Dotcom, the internet entrepreneur fighting deportation from New Zealand to the United States on charges relating to his file-sharing website Megaupload, has suffered a “serious stroke”, a post on his X account said Monday.

“I have the best health professionals helping me to make a recovery. I will be back as soon as I can. Please be patient and pray for my family and I,” the post said.

Dotcom’s lawyer, Ira Rothken, confirmed to The Associated Press that the contents of the statement were accurate. Rothken would not say whether Dotcom or someone else wrote the post and did not provide further details.

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[–] ouch@lemmy.world 208 points 1 week ago (27 children)

I would suffer a stroke and more, too, if my country wanted to deport my ass to a third world country like the USA.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 140 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (20 children)

The legal process in USA is not trustworthy, it's been shown time and again that USA punish people with extreme sentences to make an example of them. USA even tried to kidnap Kim Dotcom bypassing normal New Zealand procedure.

I have no particular sympathies for Kim Dotcom, but the way USA behaves in cases of "national interest" is scary.
Never forget Aaron Swartz! Who was driven to suicide, for copying data he had legal access to.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

Indeed, never forget Aaron Swartz

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