3d ago

4chan got fined in the UK by the Office of Communications(Ofcom) under Online Safety Act; 4Chan Respond by appealing to Trump administration and intending to fight it in the U.S courts.

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Ofcom.

3d ago

4chan is getting fined in the UK by the Office of Communications(Ofcom) under Online Safety Act; 4Chan Respond by appealing to Trump administration and intending to fight it in the U.S courts.

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We call on Trump to end this vile censorship!
4chan, if you're a USA company, then why are you accepting payments from UK residents?
- What on earth does that have to do with anything?
  If someone offers to make and post custom Christmas cards to people, are you saying they should care which country the person paying them is in? Why would that matter at all?
  
  Yes. As a business in the united states, there are countries that you are not legally allowed to do business with. There are sanctions and regulations put in place.
  If the UK decides that 4chan is not following UK law, then I imagine that 4chan will be fined until they either start following UK law or completely back out of the UK as far as selling their 4chan passes.
- I mean 4chan is the hub for degens so i can understand why youd want to see them lose. But I think this sets a bad precident If anything it should be up to the UK to block in and out going traffic to 4chan. (Dont think they can do this either though)
  If 4chan bends the knee lemmy could easily be next. Itd be more effort attacking each instance. But still possible. I really hope youre just playing devils advocate and arent praying for our collective downfall.
  
  Lemmy is not a subscription-based service for users.
  4chan offers 4chan passes for their users, which makes them a commercial entity that should probably follow some commerce laws.
  I don't see lemmy and 4chan as similar services at all.

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