Comment on Rule34 blocked the UK entirely rather than comply due to the new law.
socsa@piefed.social 5 days ago
I sort of don't understand why these places which are hosted somewhere else would even bother?
Comment on Rule34 blocked the UK entirely rather than comply due to the new law.
socsa@piefed.social 5 days ago
I sort of don't understand why these places which are hosted somewhere else would even bother?
Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 days ago
They would still have to comply with the laws of the places they site can operate in, regardless of its physical server location.
socsa@piefed.social 5 days ago
Or what?
archchan@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
I feel like if most websites chose not to comply, there’s fuck all the government could do tbh. What are they gonna do? Fine big tech with a slap on the wrist again? Try to shut down every indie hentai site hosted in the Congo or something? Please… it’s all absurd.
Patches@ttrpg.network 5 days ago
They would start up their own Great FireWall of [Blank]
TeddE@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Or have your site taken down by your own country because of its international obligations. You still have to abide by your own country’s interpretation (and political alignment to) of foreign laws.
Skavau@piefed.social 5 days ago
I doubt that the USA would recognise and take down websites for not following Ofcoms requirements.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 days ago
Civil action.
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
The website would be blocked at the ISP level, I’m not sure what the UK government can do beyond that.
DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 5 days ago
If I had the money for lawyers, I would definitely add an “I confirm I am not in UK” button to access to sites to “help people mistakenly identified as being in the UK due to e.g. a VPN or a proxy”.