Are they actually getting banned from here in a few days?

Really

>>213034154
I dunno actually

I want his portrait to be here, in case one of them reads this.

Was it worth it?
Most likely, no, not at all...

What's happening in a few days?

>>213034364
Idk

>>213034364
nothing ever happens

>>213034364
on the 24th the online protection act is going into force which requires all websites to that give like a monthly report or something to ofcom and also requires sites that host 18+ content to use legit ID to verify age. It's too much of a hassle for most sites so we're just being banned

>>213034131 (OP)
Yes. I am currently breaking the law as I haven't created my wank license.

>>213034535
4chan Independence Day soon

>>213034535
>Ofcom says it requested 4chan's risk assessment in April but has not had any response.
>The regulator will now investigate whether the platform "has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duties to protect its users from illegal content".
This was in June. I hope it doesn't get banned, I can't be arsed sorting a vpn out.

>>213034574
How does Ofcom think it has personal jurisdiction over 4chan, a site not in the UK?

>>213034574

The only Britanons using this site via VPN (without paying) would be glowies, unironically.

/int/ alone could tell.

Hiro probably has no idea what Ofcom is and his unpaid trannies don't care

>>213034829
desu they could just tell Ofcom they have (unpaid) moderators to remove anything illegal and they should be alright.

I bought a three year pass

>>213035299
That's not enough that's why this is a big deal, you're supposed to make a risk assessment and shit
Needless to say mods are never doing that so ofcom will ask ISPs to block 4chan
Pretty sure you can bypass that but idk
>>213035457
Just get a vpn or tor if it allows it and you can still post

they'll be fine

>>213034693
They don't, but I'm guessing they have the authority to ban sites that don't jump through all their hoops

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/investigation-into-4chan-and-its-compliance-with-duties-to-protect-its-users-from-illegal-content

sites are supposed to have age verification by July 25th
if they don't comply the govt can get ISPs to block sites, but they need a court order. it won't happen instantly.

>>213034131 (OP)
Hopefully

>>213034693
You understand you're talking about the UK right? We're the North Korea of woke. We will deny our market to any company that could possibly have any anti liberal thought crime. The goverment wants it go back to the 1990s when there were 5 channels and they could censor them at will. Conveniently it will also mean only the current tech giants can ever compete.

nothingburger

I keep hoping and hoping but no bongocaust yet

>>213035695
Why do you hate me finnbro

>>213035457
Deserved for being a paypiggie

>>213035550
I wonder if the 4chan/4channel split will get around it. I don't give a shit about nsfw boards.

>>213034693
They claim jurisdiction over Brits and therefore any site that we go to, somehow. Apparently they're threatening to levy a 20 million dollar (equivalent) fine, or 10% of the website's revenue for noncompliance (whichever is higher).

Apparently the threat must be credible since a number of sites have already blocked Brits from accessing them. The 'farms, for example.

>>213035903
I REALLY hope the American's save us from our own government, like they did with the Apple Encryption stuff. Our state is so evil it can't be understated.

>>213035893
that was ages ago we are 4chan again

>>213034131 (OP)
we can only hope, inshallah

>>213035745
I don't but your government does. I'm just here to watch the show

>>213035903
How would Bongland enforce this fine on the farms?

>>213034535
I'm amazed brits can still access 4chan without going to jail

>>213035903
Kiwifarms works for me

>>213034568
LMAO

>>213036075
>How would Bongland enforce this fine on the farms?
I have no idea, but my guess is that it would work in the same way that international civil cases usually do with the permission of the country wherever the servers are based in

>>213034131 (OP)
Nothing ever happens

>>213036075
>give us money
>they dont give moneyu
>tell every isp in the uk to block the site or the isp will also be fined

>>213036134
huh, it's been unblocked for me as well. It was certainly blocked during the 4chan outage earlier in the year. What new devilry is this?

>>213036167
But it does happen, pirate sites get blocked for example. ISPs might be asked to block 4chan

>>213034131 (OP)
I used a British SIM card in Europe recently and it was already blocked kek, I will miss you Brits

I think ISPs only block at the DNS level all you need to do is use a different DNS

>>213035528
>>213034693
They have the jurisdiction to fine 4chan. the Sites will be the ones banning us

>>213034574
>I can't be arsed sorting a vpn out.
Same

>>213036393
I don't get why the can't just ignore it, nothing will happen

>>213036393
>They have the jurisdiction to fine 4chan
How? They're not based in the cUK

>>213036247
That was likely a child block you just change in setting, they block all adult sites.

>>213036393
If they let their own citizens commit crimes through an foreign proxy they should not be able to blame the foreign proxy?
Just block their citizens. This is so ridiculous. Incompetent BigBrother LARP.

>>213036441
The Liberal project will not allow ANYWHERE that doesn't 100% agree with them. 4chan has people posting naughty words and talking about mass migration. Our prime minister is a human rights lawyer and will not allow it.

Sir Big Brother

>>213036393
>Hiro
>checking his emails

>>213035555
There is a decent chance that the EU will copy this garbage though(they love cracking down on free speech and privacy as we all know).
The only reason why a large paltform like X is still allowed to be relatively uncensored is that the US government is literally blackmailing the EU to not censor American social media.(which is a good thing), but 4chan likely wouldn't enjoy that protection.

>>213036928
Interesting

>>213036928
The government got rid of encryption of Apple devices so they could see people icloud/messages. the American government just told them to stop it and they did. It's so deflating, a foreign power has to bully my government into not oppressing me.

>>213040233
You're welcome, I guess?

It probably was more for Apple than for you, though.

>>213040332
Yeah it's America protecting American businesses but it's horrible that British people saying they don't want the government to have back door to spy on us gets zero results but Trump or who ever telling them to stop does. The British state is legit evil.

>>213040233
This is why you never store shit on the cloud - the stuff about messages is fucked though. It's super deflating when you realise all your conversations have probably been recorded