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…but how enforceable would the fine be? They pull out and have no UK assets to seize.

CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
> They pull out and have no UK assets to seize. How do you expect the "pull out" to happen? They must have had a UK bank account or similar, whose transfers won't get approved as they're trying to escape from criminal prosecution. Or they'll work with the US to ensure responsible individuals are held responsible. It isn't exactly the first time someone/something commits crime in a country then try to escape, there is lots of ways to work with others on this.
- hollerith 1y ago
  >they'll work with the US to ensure responsible individuals are held responsible. I heard here recently during a similar discussion (about 4chan and this same British watchdog agency) that the US does not allow extradition of its citizens for breaking non-US laws if the behavior is legal in the US.
  - kmeisthax 1y ago
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- chrisjj 1y ago
  > They must have had a UK bank account or similar How so? None is needed to take revenue from UK-seen ads.
  - baobun 1y ago
    They had more business than that in the UK. UK advertisers as customers for example
    - chrisjj 1y ago
      I do not see how having UK advertisers necessitates the publisher having a UK bank account.
- BeFlatXIII 1y ago
  > Or they'll work with the US to ensure responsible individuals are held responsible. May US voters put America First over international law.
pixl97 1y ago
Depends. If you're the US you call planes of out the sky that have representatives and owners of the companies on them. I'm assuming any leadership of Imgur would want to avoid going to the UK for the rest of eternity.
- arlcode 1y ago
  Or they simply decide to pay the fine for the short duration they were not in compliance. I would do that (after appealing) and be done with it.
  - whywhywhywhy 1y ago
    Ultimately if enough businesses decide it isn't worth the bother than the restrictions will disappear.
flumpcakes 1y ago
Why does it have to be immediately enforceable? Now Imgur have thrown the baby out with the bath water and cannot serve the UK and it leaves a big market for another company to come along and capitalise on that. American companies are too use to being able to bully their way in America. Some countries do have better consumer protection laws.
- gr3ml1n 1y ago
  It's not a particularly big market, and given the regulatory hurdles: it's simply not worth doing business with the UK for most companies anymore.
  - wizzwizz4 1y ago
    The regulatory hurdles here are quite small, actually. If COPPA were worded better, Imgur would've been in violation of that, too, from what I can tell of the complaint.

> They pull out and have no UK assets to seize. How do you expect the "pull out" to happen? They must have had a UK bank account or similar, whose transfers won't get approved as they're trying to escape from criminal prosecution. Or they'll work with the US to ensure responsible individuals are held responsible. It isn't exactly the first time someone/something commits crime in a country then try to escape, there is lots of ways to work with others on this.

hollerith 1y ago
>they'll work with the US to ensure responsible individuals are held responsible. I heard here recently during a similar discussion (about 4chan and this same British watchdog agency) that the US does not allow extradition of its citizens for breaking non-US laws if the behavior is legal in the US.
- kmeisthax 1y ago
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chrisjj 1y ago
> They must have had a UK bank account or similar How so? None is needed to take revenue from UK-seen ads.
- baobun 1y ago
  They had more business than that in the UK. UK advertisers as customers for example
  - chrisjj 1y ago
    I do not see how having UK advertisers necessitates the publisher having a UK bank account.
BeFlatXIII 1y ago
> Or they'll work with the US to ensure responsible individuals are held responsible. May US voters put America First over international law.

pixl97 1y ago

Depends. If you're the US you call planes of out the sky that have representatives and owners of the companies on them. I'm assuming any leadership of Imgur would want to avoid going to the UK for the rest of eternity.

arlcode 1y ago
Or they simply decide to pay the fine for the short duration they were not in compliance. I would do that (after appealing) and be done with it.
- whywhywhywhy 1y ago
  Ultimately if enough businesses decide it isn't worth the bother than the restrictions will disappear.

flumpcakes 1y ago

Why does it have to be immediately enforceable? Now Imgur have thrown the baby out with the bath water and cannot serve the UK and it leaves a big market for another company to come along and capitalise on that. American companies are too use to being able to bully their way in America. Some countries do have better consumer protection laws.

gr3ml1n 1y ago
It's not a particularly big market, and given the regulatory hurdles: it's simply not worth doing business with the UK for most companies anymore.
- wizzwizz4 1y ago
  The regulatory hurdles here are quite small, actually. If COPPA were worded better, Imgur would've been in violation of that, too, from what I can tell of the complaint.