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0 pointszettabomb6mo ago0 comments

Tough luck, if you don't like it, then you (or your government) should block those websites. It's not job of the US businesses nor US government to enforce another country's laws.

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James_K6mo ago

Let me put this very simply to you: if I go to a country where the age of consent is 14 and start a business streaming child porn to America, I should be stopped from doing that. This is the same principle with a lesser offence.

zettabombOP6mo ago

I don't disagree at all. But it would then be the American government's job and responsibility to block this.

pclmulqdq6mo ago

You will stopped from doing that by American law. The difference between this and that is that Ofcom believes it can regulate conduct that never touches British soil. Ofcom notably is not setting up a "great firewall," but instead sending takedown notices to websites about content that is already blocked from British IPs.

jolmg6mo ago

> You will stopped from doing that by American law. The difference between this and that is that Ofcom believes it can regulate conduct that never touches British soil.

You're showing yourself to believe that America can regulate conduct that never touches American soil.

pclmulqdq6mo ago

America won't go after you. America will go after Americans who access your site and American ISPs will block your site. That's not America regulating your behavior. You're still free to do whatever you want.

If you enter America, there may also be consequences, but you don't need to enter America.

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macinjosh6mo ago

We are America. We can do whatever we damn well please because we have the biggest guns and most money. Welcome to the how the world really works. Not saying it’s right.

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James_K6mo ago

zettabombOP6mo ago

I don't disagree at all. But it would then be the American government's job and responsibility to block this.

pclmulqdq6mo ago

jolmg6mo ago

> You will stopped from doing that by American law. The difference between this and that is that Ofcom believes it can regulate conduct that never touches British soil.

You're showing yourself to believe that America can regulate conduct that never touches American soil.

pclmulqdq6mo ago

If you enter America, there may also be consequences, but you don't need to enter America.

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macinjosh6mo ago

We are America. We can do whatever we damn well please because we have the biggest guns and most money. Welcome to the how the world really works. Not saying it’s right.

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