Does the UK think they have jurisdiction over my server just because some twat from the UK visits my site?
Yes. You are providing services to the UK users and deriving income from these services.
If so, there’s a reason why we fought a war nearly 250 years ago
Get used to it. Apple get fined by the EU multiple times, Microsoft also from memory lost some cases in the EU despite lack of physical presence.
sorghum@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Apple also sells a physical product in the UK. Microsoft and Apple both sell a virtual service/product in the UK. 4chan only gets revenue from you looking at posters and clicking those posters on their website.
UK can get fucking bent. Come and take it.
FelixCress@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I assure you this is what will happen. If 4chan won’t pay the fine, they will be blocked in the UK by the Internet service providers (as this is the next step in the process). They will then see that non compliance with Ofcom decision is significantly more expensive than compliance.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
How are they going to collect? Extradite to pay a fine?
Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You’re deluded if you think the UK is going to get a cent from 4chan. The most they can do is direc their ISPs to block 4chan IPs but that wont stop people from tunneling to the site. Thats all they have the legal jurisdiction to do like it or not
FelixCress@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
4chan will pay the fine and engage immediately when it is blocked in the UK as it will result in their top line getting hit. You are deluded if you think otherwise.
sorghum@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
This is the only real solution, and it’s a inconvenient one at best to surfers thanks to solutions like VPN.
Can’t stop the signal
Docus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s not ‘inconvenience at best’. The vast majority of people won’t use a VPN, so it will be a loss of revenue. Even if you are willing to pay for a VPN (or daft enough to use a free one), it’s an inconvenience as using a VPN can have side effects, such as other things getting blocked unexpectedly, or cause websites to redirect you to the local version in the country of your VPN server.
Shivering6658@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
Go lick boot elsewhere UKian colonialist turd