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by welshwelsh 128 days ago
Legal reform is needed to prevent American companies from complying with foreign censorship laws.

What happens if a tech company decides to follow EU law worldwide, just because it's more convenient than blocking some stuff just in the EU? That shouldn't be allowed.
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chrisjj 128 days ago
> Legal reform is needed to prevent American companies from complying with foreign censorship laws.

I cannot imagine why any US American company would comply with an unenforceable foriegn enforcement notice.

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delaminator 128 days ago
because they want to keep foreign paying customers not just domestic
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chrisjj 127 days ago
An unenforcable enforcement notice won't lose them customers.
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delaminator 127 days ago
Tell that to rt.com or ThePirateBay or Sci-Hub

none of which are accessible directly from the UK.

and rt.com is super secret blocked

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chrisjj 127 days ago
> Tell that to rt.com or ThePirateBay or Sci-Hub > none of which are accessible directly from the UK.

Not due any *unenforcable" enforcement notice, right?

Anyway, SciHub.org is accessible directly from UK on both ISPs where I am.

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delaminator 127 days ago
Oh right, Sci-Hub has changed, I didn't know.

What I meant was it doesn't matter if they don't voluntarily eventually they'll just be locked out of the market and their staff issued with arrest warrants should they set foot in the UK. It's not just a debt, it's a crime.

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