I think you both have a point. Why not block foreign access to your internet service if the laws of that foreign country are nothing you want to be concerned with?

It might be a bit disruptive in the beginning, but in the long run I think we all benefit from that. It increases the chance of politicians to realize their over-boarding decisions by having public pressure from previous users of those services and it increases the likelihood of local competitors of those services opening.

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exasperaited 4 days ago | parent [-]

The point I am making is that everyone in the USA is somehow absolutely certain that Britain is a hell-hole of authoritarianism because of this law, and yet 25 US states have enacted laws which are in some cases basically lunatic porn censorship (whereas our OSA is not) and HN just ignores it because the Brits, eh?

The fabric of the USA is being ripped apart by a kleptocratic authoritarian fascist-at-least-wannabe government that makes the most extreme country in the EU (Hungary) look exactly like a trial run, and you guys are worried about the Brits implementing a relatively measured law that affects fewer people than all those US porn laws combined.

HN's weird little "no politics" bubble encourages you all to think that it is outrageous that US companies should be held accountable to the laws of the countries in which you trade [0], while your president is, for example, imposing actually illegal tariffs on Brazil, abusing a power you won't take away from him, because they insist on prosecuting Bolsonaro under their own laws for something he did within their country.

Yes: we made a law you don't like. It's a stupid law. It's still a fairly measured, stupid law compared to the ones your states are passing and your own supreme court thinks are A-OK, or the silly one in France, or whatever.

Collectively you should maybe stop fretting about the UK while your country is reverting to quasi-monarchy.

[0] and yes, you are trading here if you serve porn to UK customers. This is the same standard as the US Supreme Court-approved Texas anti-porn law applies.

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pkilgore 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Weird, here I am being completely consistent that both sets of laws are completely fucked and both countries are hell holes of authoritarianism.

I'll fret about both, thank you very much.

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phendrenad2 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

When all you have is a whataboutism, everything looks like a nail?

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exasperaited 4 days ago | parent [-]

It’s not whataboutism. It’s exasperated cleanupyourownbackyardism.

That HN collapses into hysteria over the slightest thing happening on the other side of the Atlantic while studiously avoiding any discussion of homegrown political insanity is basically laughable. You know nothing about us; as always we are essentially forced to know all about you in detail so we can fend it all off.

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phendrenad2 4 days ago | parent [-]

> You know nothing about us

And I'd like to keep it that way, which is why I'm all in favour of the option to geo-block the UK if the UK's laws prove onerous.

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exasperaited 4 days ago | parent [-]

Ignorance is currency over there, I guess.

	▲	phendrenad2 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Your completely meaningless reply and five pounds will get you a cup of tea, I suggest you spend it that way instead of polluting the internet with it.