Comment on 4chan fined $26K for refusing to assess risks under UK Online Safety Act

• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  You have to obey the law of whatever country you are currently occupying, even if the rule is bad shit crazy, actually especially if the rule is bat shit crazy. There are plenty of people who have done nothing wrong who would be arrested if they step foot in China, but that doesn’t really bother anyone because they don’t step foot in China.

  Also it would be interesting to see what they would even be charged with, since offcom don’t really have authority to issue arrest warrants. Ofcom barely have the authority to enforce UK law in the UK. Otherwise the likes of GB news wouldn’t exist.

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  • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You have to obey the law of whatever country you are currently occupying.

    They’re not “occupying” or even operating here. all the servers have been in Texas since 2008. The British gov are attempting to order non british companies (not operating in britain) to implement features.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Apparently they are operating in the UK though apparently they are selling some kind of pro service, so they are operating in the UK. To be clear it’s a stupid law, but it is the law.

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