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> The Act expressly anticipates that it will have extra-territorial effect It also continues like this: > This does not mean that the Act extends to all use o
by CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
> The Act expressly anticipates that it will have extra-territorial effect
It also continues like this:
> This does not mean that the Act extends to all use of in-scope services globally. […] “The duties extend only to the design, operation and use of the service in the UK and, for duties expressed to apply in relation to ‘users’, as it affects the UK users of the service”
Wouldn't this mean that the Act only applies to services explicitly design/targeting UK users/visitors? So if you're building a general service for no particular residents/citizens, the Act doesn't apply to you? Or am I misunderstanding something?
- Hamuko 1y ago>Wouldn't this mean that the Act only applies to services explicitly design/targeting UK users/visitors? Clearly not considering that there's nothing in 4chan that would make it explicitly targeted towards the UK. Unless Ofcom is saying something and doing the opposite.
- piker 1y ago4chan.co.uk value decimated by this analysis
- yupyupyups 1y agoOh no!
- mikkupikku 1y ago4chan does have very minor explicit support for UK users; on some boards it puts a UK flag on their post (as it does with all other countries and territories.) It could perhaps be argued that this constitutes the site being consciously designed with UK users in mind. Hardly matters though, there's nothing the UK can do about it. They aren't a superpower anymore and it's time for them to realize it.
- jagged-chisel 1y agoI am not a 4chan user. How is this flag assigned? Automatically by 4chan based on some criteria? Or chosen at will by the user? Presumably if the latter, one may express their support of the flag of their choice; or indicate their heritage; or any number of other reasons. If the former, and considering the existence of a .uk TLD, they probably are considered to be “targeting” that market.
- Hamuko 1y agoYou get one automatically assigned based on GeoIP. It's even mentioned on Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//pol/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//pol/
- emmelaich 1y agoNon compliance will require the setting of a security flag in the IP header. https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3514.txt https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3514.txt
- sensanaty 1y agoThat's only on /pol/ though, and it's based on GeoIP. No other board has flags other than complete meme ones like /int/
- fer 1y agoOff topic, thread moved to /bant/ >>420694069
- ta8903 1y agoDuring the Euros they replace the British flag with flags for England, Scotland and Wales on the sports board.
- account42 1y ago4chan should troll the UK by replacing the UK flag with a roman one or another past occupier of their choice.
- 3abiton 1y agoI low key want to see official documents stating the name of some of those threads: all the "bongland" and" have you got a loicense" threads with some of their respective comments.
- GoblinSlayer 1y agoThat's not what the text means, but even if it did, you cornered yourself, since if you have no particular care for UK users, you won't care if they are blocked from your general service.
- CaptainOfCoit 1y agoCould you help a fellow out and translate what it actually means in plain language?
- GoblinSlayer 1y agoThe duties extend to the use of the service in the UK.
- josefx 1y agoBut it doesn't seek to block 4chan, it seeks to impose penalties.
- GoblinSlayer 1y agoBlock is the only realistically imposable penalty in this case.
- nitwit005 1y agoRemember that they're threatening a fine, and failing to pay fines can be a criminal matter. Simply blocking the site would be less of an issue, at least in terms of legal consequences.
- Mountain_Skies 1y agoIf non-payment of the fine became a criminal matter, would the operators of 4chan be at risk when leaving the US and entering a country willing to arrest them on behalf of the UK?
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