Running a website that distributes information is not the same as selling drugs. That's why free speech is a right and free drugs are not. And, yes, there are

Running a website that distributes information is not the same as selling drugs. That's why free speech is a right and free drugs are not. And, yes, there are some types of speech (libel, for instance) that merit special scrutiny. A web forum does not. It is literally just an online conversation—the very definition of protected speech. For the UK to impose these restrictions within its own borders is already unacceptable. For them to play at imposing them on people in other countries is worse still. If they're serious about this, they should suck it up and proactively block websites from abroad that violate their guidelines. Vague threats of punishments without prior warning are ridiculous.