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Just received an email from feddit.online saying they've geoblocked UK IPs due to the Online Safety Act (piefed.social)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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I think they're the 3rd, 4th largest piefed instance? Check: !feddit_online@feddit.online

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

I’m confused, why are non-UK instances banning UK users? Are their admins located in the UK? Is anyone afraid of being extradited to UK because of their local laws? Do you block Saudi Arabia too because you can’t guarantee blasphemy laws are going to be upholded?

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    They believe that Ofcom could pressure their hosts to cut their services off if they don't comply with the act, or believe they could be fined.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    How would that even work in another country? Wouldn’t Saudi Arabia pressure hosts for breaking blasphemy laws?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Saudi Arabia has no soft power here. UK does.

    Not saying that UK will here (I think they won't), but the relationship dynamics are a bit different.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Saudi Arabia has plenty of soft and hard power too. Possibly more so than UK. I think we’re getting overly dramatic. UK doesn’t have enough pull to start extraditing thousands of people for not complying with their weirdo laws.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Not when it comes to tech. You think the USA would let Saudi Arabia force the total shut-down of a USA-based site because they allowed people to make fun of Islam? Come on. Saudi Arabia just quiety blocks sites.

    UK doesn’t have enough pull to start extraditing thousands of people for not complying with their weirdo laws.

    I agree with you there too. The forum owners here fear Ofcom pressuring their hosts to force compliance, not extradition. I think its misguided and unlikely (especially for small arms of the fediverse) but it is what it is.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    A public enforcement action by Ofcom could make it difficult because payment processors can refuse to work with the site owner, domain registrars could be pressured to suspend the domain, and hosting providers might refuse to provide services.

    Who needs this drama?

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