Right, but realistically this would be far too much work. Like, they would need to do the same for every digital sex worker who has ever spun up their own website. It’s just not feasible.
Comment on Will Lemmy instances be forced to verify users' ~~ages~~ identities?
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 6 months agoWell they can do shit - they can put out arrest warrants and fines, and possibly have the person extradited to the UK depending on the country.
blarghly@lemmy.world 6 months ago
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
They could also instruct their ISPs to block the instance.
blarghly@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Oh certainly. But this is a lot less work than trying to extradite someone
Pamasich@kbin.earth 6 months ago
Of course they can, but they're unenforceable if the instance's operator has no presence nor assets in the UK. That's why I wrote "forced" in bold. They can issue shit, but that's where it stops.
According to Wikipedia, extradition requires that the crime is such in BOTH countries. So no, I don't see that being an option here.