They believe that Ofcom could pressure their hosts to cut their services off if they don't comply with the act, or believe they could be fined.
They believe that Ofcom could pressure their hosts to cut their services off if they don't comply with the act, or believe they could be fined.
misk@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
How would that even work in another country? Wouldn’t Saudi Arabia pressure hosts for breaking blasphemy laws?
Jerry@feddit.online 2 days ago
Yes, the U.S. and the U.K. have cooperation agreements for Civil actions.
Skavau@piefed.social 2 days ago
Saudi Arabia has no soft power here. UK does.
Not saying that UK will here (I think they won't), but the relationship dynamics are a bit different.
misk@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Saudi Arabia has plenty of soft and hard power too. Possibly more so than UK. I think we’re getting overly dramatic. UK doesn’t have enough pull to start extraditing thousands of people for not complying with their weirdo laws.
Skavau@piefed.social 2 days ago
Not when it comes to tech. You think the USA would let Saudi Arabia force the total shut-down of a USA-based site because they allowed people to make fun of Islam? Come on. Saudi Arabia just quiety blocks sites.
I agree with you there too.