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Can anyone with a bit more information explain why the EU might have any saying as to what a San Francisco–based nonprofit digital library can and can not host?

Can anyone with a bit more information explain why the EU might have any saying as to what a San Francisco–based nonprofit digital library can and can not host? Disclaimer: I currently am a EU citizen.

8ytecoder 7y ago
As they mentioned in passing in the blog, EU might block the site entirely within EU.
- umhau 7y ago
  Oh, the horror.
  - filoleg 7y ago
    Not for anyone outside of the EU, and not in short-term. However, I believe that it is an alarming tendency that can cause a lot of damage over a sufficiently long time period.
    - ConceptJunkie 7y ago
      It's still a problem for us in the U.S, because there are always politicians in the U.S. that look at dumb things being done in Europe and say, "We should be doing that, too.", and voters who will vote for them.
      - umhau 7y ago
        In the long term, though, it could cause noticible implosion of related industries. I'm kinda imagining that this kind of regulation is going to be so clearly harmful that its removed.
      - filoleg 7y ago
        Agreed. That's what I meant by long-term, I should have been more clear.
matt4077 7y ago
These notices are not enforceable. See the 2017 transparency report here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/eu_iru_transparency_report.pdf https://www.europol.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/... (Page 4, Point 3.1: Referrals) Quote: A referral activity (meaning the reporting of terrorist and extremist online content to the concerned OSP) does not constitute an enforceable act. Thus, the decision and removal of the referred terrorist and extremist online content is taken by the concerned service provider under their own responsibility and accountability (in reference to their Terms and Conditions).