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4chan doesn't do anything illegal unless you think that being mean should be banned.
by Yeul 1y ago
4chan doesn't do anything illegal unless you think that being mean should be banned.
- afavour 1y agoWell that depends on what laws are passed, doesn’t it? 4Chan is now in violation of a new UK law.
- pojzon 1y ago[flagged]
- afavour 1y agoSo we’re just throwing bugbears against a wall at this point I guess?
- aydyn 1y ago4chan is not in the UK and ofcom has no jurisdiction. This would be like Singapore trying to prosecute you for smoking marijuana in your own home in the U.S.
- jaimex2 1y agoYeah and I can guarantee you're in violation of laws somewhere too. It's just as irrelevant.
- afavour 1y ago…did you read the article?
- immibis 1y agoBeing mean, for varying degrees of "mean", is actually illegal in most countries that aren't the USA and surely 4chan passes the threshold in at least some of them.
- ranger_danger 1y agoSource:
- bapak 1y agoHave you ever opened 4chan? There are literally 3 threads right now with "drawn images" illegal in many countries. To me it's crazy it's still open. Early 4chan had the worst kind of images you could think of.
- throwaway65042 1y agoWomen driving or walking outside without headgear is illegal in many countries. There are no drawn or otherwise images on 4chan that are illegal under United States law.
- bapak 1y agoUh, why do you think there's a "no kik/telegram sharing" sticky post on /b/ right now?
- djrj477dhsnv 1y agoI find it more offensive that there are "many countries" where "drawn images" are illegal to share.
- Jigsy 1y agoIt's worse than that. The UK is actually criminally investigating anime artwork websites and raiding people for how lines and shapes are drawn.
- _Algernon_ 1y agoMohammed caricatures or 100 year old vampires that look like 12 year olds?
- nickslaughter02 1y agoThey arrest people for saying "We love bacon". "Police drag away a man for saying he likes bacon near a sprawling mosque construction site" (https://www.wndnewscenter.org/we-like-bacon-man-arrested-for-saying-abusive-word-during-protest-against-new-mosque https://www.wndnewscenter.org/we-like-bacon-man-arrested-for...)