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4Chan trolls UK government with another AI hamster as fines hit $800k (www.dexerto.com)
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[–] 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 21 points 1 month 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.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago

    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.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month 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!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    They have the power to prevent legitimate access from the UK which will prevent legitimate advertiser's being able to target UK markets via the website.

    This is not much, since very few serious and legitimate businesses would advertise on 4chan anyway.

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