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0 pointssippeangelo2mo ago0 comments

4chan is clearly operating in the US. The UK can easily cut the overseas cables and fix the problem!

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It doesn't matter where 4Chan is incorporated if it offers a service available to other countries.

If I offer a service in US I still have to respect US law, it doesn't matter that I'm based in Luxembourg or New Zealand.

The same applies in reverse.

E.g. many US news outlets never cared to implement gdpr and geoblocked European users from accessing their websites.

andersa2mo ago

Thinking that you are operating in the UK because a UK user can theoretically send packets to you, is similar to thinking a corner store in Japan is operating in the UK because a brit can theoretically get on a plane and fly there to shop.

AlexeyBelov2mo ago

No, if a Brit goes to shop in Japan the transaction happens in Japan. So the shop operates entirely in Japan.

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senordevnyc2mo ago

I run a site in the US and have zero intention of implementing GDPR or geoblocking anyone. If the feckless EU bureaucrats don’t want me serving Europeans, they can either block me or convince their citizens to stop requesting things from my servers. Beyond that, they can fuck off.

pelorat2mo ago

This is of course fine, if you intend to never travel internationally. Not defending any one, Ofcom is terrible just like 4chan.

senordevnyc2mo ago

I travel internationally all the time, including to Europe. These clowns don’t even have the ability to connect me to my site. They can’t subpoena anyone, they have no control or visibility. Why does anyone outside of the EU give a shit about this? It baffles me.

epolanski2mo ago

It doesn't work like that.

If my services are available in US, I need to comply with US laws as well.

senordevnyc2mo ago

You can declare that “it doesn’t work like this” all you want, and I’ll just keep ignoring it. GDPR is totally irrelevant to me, and no one who disagrees has the power to actually do anything about it.

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epolanski2mo ago

It doesn't matter where 4Chan is incorporated if it offers a service available to other countries.

If I offer a service in US I still have to respect US law, it doesn't matter that I'm based in Luxembourg or New Zealand.

The same applies in reverse.

E.g. many US news outlets never cared to implement gdpr and geoblocked European users from accessing their websites.

andersa2mo ago

AlexeyBelov2mo ago

No, if a Brit goes to shop in Japan the transaction happens in Japan. So the shop operates entirely in Japan.

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senordevnyc2mo ago

pelorat2mo ago

This is of course fine, if you intend to never travel internationally. Not defending any one, Ofcom is terrible just like 4chan.

senordevnyc2mo ago

epolanski2mo ago

It doesn't work like that.

If my services are available in US, I need to comply with US laws as well.

senordevnyc2mo ago

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