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[–] voxel@feddit.org 1 points 23 minutes ago* (last edited 22 minutes ago)

I wonder why they still haven't had their domain taken away, as it is hard to believe they didn't upset their local government too.

The worst thing the UK could do is sanction the country where responsible people live, though I consider this unlikely. The second worst thing they could do is just block it nationwide on a network level.

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago
[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 18 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Why would they pay? Genuinely what power does the UK government have over 4Chan?

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (3 children)

They can ban the website in the UK I guess. They can also try to impound any assets that 4chan has in the country but I doubt they have any. Besides that they can't do much else.

Here's the thing though, 4chan has blocked the UK, but they're still being harassed by Ofcom because VPN users can access the site. The British government is run by technologically illiterate idiots who when for not finding brand new ways to screw over transgender people, are trying to make websites and tech companies do things that aren't actually feasible.

[–] Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

“As 4Chan has no assets in the United Kingdom (given that it has no connection to the United Kingdom), that would require you to show up in a US court as a platiff, waive soreign immunity, and overcome existing U.S. doctrine regarding the non-enforcement of foreign regulatory penalties.

—article!

[–] Hobo@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They can also write them a strongly worded letter with a lot of impotently scary language.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 2 hours ago

With excessive inclusions of the letter "u."

[–] pryre@lemmy.world 33 points 20 hours ago

Is this not the equivalent of asking someone on the street to pay for a fence for your property so you don't have to look at them?

[–] goatinspace@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago
[–] Archer@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

This lawyer is also the lawyer for Kiwi Farms so he is not a good person, even if he is making valid legal points

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca -1 points 15 hours ago

I want to troll the UK government for many reasons, not the same ones as these douchebags I am sure.