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along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org ·
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Imgur blocks access to UK users after regulator warned of fine

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Imgur blocks access to UK users after regulator warned of fine

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along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org ·
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Imgur blocks access to UK users after proposed regulatory fine
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The image-hosting platform - which is widely used to make memes - was facing a fine over its use of children's data.
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    I was wondering why so many stuff posted on Lemmy were just pictures saying “this is unavailable in your region”

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    Having broken assets reminds me of using the Web in China, when a lot of sites using Google Fonts had broken fonts. Lol.

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    There must be a better source for this story than the revolting shitrag that is the Express, surely?

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      BBC any better?

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzxv5gy3qo

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        Thanks I will update the link in the OP

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    What I wonder: are the majority of UK citizens OK with this law?

    Not that it matters probably, as UK isn’t a democracy in practice…

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      They’re not but there’s no recourse for it.

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    These ads for VPNs are starting to get over the top.

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    …it will be interesting to read the judgements when when they refuse to pay the fine. And I’d be willing to bet a fiver that a judge says that global blocking is not sufficient to remove a website from responsibility.

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    Thank goodness rimgo exists.

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    Blows my mind that this the UK is doing this. I hope it gets reverted at some point.

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