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HotGarbage 8 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: IP blocking the UK is not enough to comply with th...

Yeah, nah, the internet is pull not push. If a citizen of country A seeks material from country B that's legal in B but illegal in A that's on them.

patrickmay 8 months ago [–]

This is the key point. No site is sending material to the UK unsolicited. People in the UK are initiating the download of information they find of interest. If the UK government has a problem with that, it's on them to block the downloads on their side. UK laws have no power outside the UK.

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