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It is already too late. The EU just passed TERREG yesterday without a vote that requires anyone running a website with user generated content (a blog with comme

It is already too late. The EU just passed TERREG yesterday without a vote that requires anyone running a website with user generated content (a blog with comments, a forum etc.) and if they have significant EU user base to establish legal presence in the EU and have an officer responsible for deleting content with 1 hr SLA. That's out of reach for most of people. You cannot even block your site for EU traffic, because EU users can use VPN. Have a read: https://decoded.legal/blog/2021/04/the-eus-terrorist-content-regulation-and-what-it-means-for-uk-hosting-providers https://decoded.legal/blog/2021/04/the-eus-terrorist-content...

earthboundkid 6y ago
I do not believe that the Biden administration will extradite me to Brussels for failing to moderate my blog comments. EU can make whatever rules they want. It's only enforceable if you do business in Europe.
- theptip 6y ago
  To be clear though, if you are playing this game you can never visit or transit through the EU either.
  - filoleg 6y ago
    Is it really the case if the user isn't conducting business in EU with their website? Genuine question, because I thought that this was only a requirement if you are trying to conduct business with EU. But if you are only running your website for fun, for example, and aren't making any money off of it at all, would you still be in trouble for not following those EU guidelines (as a US resident)?
    - theptip 6y ago
      From the original article, > Offering services within the EU Hosting service providers are covered by the Regulation if they "offer services within the EU". > The main repercussion of this is extraterritoriality: that providers established outside the EU can still be in scope of the Regulation. And "hosting services" seems to include running a blog with comments, not the narrow technical definition we'd be familiar with. So a cursory read suggests that yes, a personal blog would be theoretically targetable. FWIW, it seems unlikely that they are actually going to go after personal blog operators, and that the intent here is really to get sites like FB / Reddit / Parler that are based outside of the EU, but that show content to users inside the EU. But I'm not seeing anything that actually prevents them from pointing this weapon at the little guys. (Not an expert in this area so please let me know if I'm thinking about this wrong).
afavour 6y ago
What does that have to do with video streaming services on set top boxes? It kind of sounds like you're determined to make a point here no matter whether it has anything to do with the topic at hand.
Hammershaft 6y ago
How have I not heard of this!
- drak0n1c 6y ago
  US-dominated western media tends not to care for EU policy and procedure, and habitually avoids stories that may show EU governance in a negative light.
heavyset_go 6y ago
Making companies respect users' rights seems like a great use of legislation.

earthboundkid 6y ago

I do not believe that the Biden administration will extradite me to Brussels for failing to moderate my blog comments. EU can make whatever rules they want. It's only enforceable if you do business in Europe.

theptip 6y ago
To be clear though, if you are playing this game you can never visit or transit through the EU either.
- filoleg 6y ago
  Is it really the case if the user isn't conducting business in EU with their website? Genuine question, because I thought that this was only a requirement if you are trying to conduct business with EU. But if you are only running your website for fun, for example, and aren't making any money off of it at all, would you still be in trouble for not following those EU guidelines (as a US resident)?
  - theptip 6y ago
    From the original article, > Offering services within the EU Hosting service providers are covered by the Regulation if they "offer services within the EU". > The main repercussion of this is extraterritoriality: that providers established outside the EU can still be in scope of the Regulation. And "hosting services" seems to include running a blog with comments, not the narrow technical definition we'd be familiar with. So a cursory read suggests that yes, a personal blog would be theoretically targetable. FWIW, it seems unlikely that they are actually going to go after personal blog operators, and that the intent here is really to get sites like FB / Reddit / Parler that are based outside of the EU, but that show content to users inside the EU. But I'm not seeing anything that actually prevents them from pointing this weapon at the little guys. (Not an expert in this area so please let me know if I'm thinking about this wrong).

afavour 6y ago

What does that have to do with video streaming services on set top boxes? It kind of sounds like you're determined to make a point here no matter whether it has anything to do with the topic at hand.

Hammershaft 6y ago

How have I not heard of this!

drak0n1c 6y ago
US-dominated western media tends not to care for EU policy and procedure, and habitually avoids stories that may show EU governance in a negative light.

heavyset_go 6y ago

Making companies respect users' rights seems like a great use of legislation.