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4chan refuses to pay UK Online Safety Act fines, asks Trump admin to intervene (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

This is the best thing for everyone.

If Trump intervenes: Trump is forced to either acknowledge 4chan and potentially even be positive of it

If Trump intervenes: UK is forced to weaken the OSA

If Trump backs down: He looks weak, UK gets EU a win against American corpos

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    UK gets EU nothing, UK has left EU.

    And the way their politics have gone to shit with mass surveillance and powerful lobbying from anti-LGBT groups, I prefer them not being represented in EU anymore.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    It's a win by western governments against American tech oligarchy's desire to be above the law. Which makes it a win for the EU who wants to regulate them and a loss for American oligarchs.

    Yes UK politics are fucked. Rest of Europe catching up as well. But I don't envision a scenario where this clash between various bastards is anything but a win for anyone who isn't a bastard.

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