Comment on Rule34 blocked the UK entirely rather than comply due to the new law.

socsa@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They would still have to comply with the laws of the places they site can operate in, regardless of its physical server location.

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  • socsa@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Or what?

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    • archchan@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • Patches@ttrpg.network ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        They would start up their own Great FireWall of [Blank]

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    • TeddE@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • Skavau@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I doubt that the USA would recognise and take down websites for not following Ofcoms requirements.

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Civil action.

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    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The website would be blocked at the ISP level, I’m not sure what the UK government can do beyond that.

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  • DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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”.

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