Imgur blocks access to UK users after regulator warned of fine (www.bbc.com)
from along_the_road@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org on 01 Oct 05:09
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Naich@lemmings.world on 01 Oct 05:39 next collapse

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

J_on_LemmyML@lemmy.ml on 01 Oct 06:32 collapse

BBC any better?

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

along_the_road@beehaw.org on 01 Oct 07:58 collapse

Thanks I will update the link in the OP

Deyis@beehaw.org on 01 Oct 10:18 next collapse

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

SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org on 01 Oct 13:22 next collapse

Thank goodness rimgo exists.

Krill@feddit.uk on 01 Oct 13:49 next collapse

…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.

pglpm@lemmy.ca on 01 Oct 14:11 next collapse

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…

Deyis@beehaw.org on 01 Oct 14:41 next collapse

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

Flamekebab@piefed.social on 03 Oct 09:05 collapse

Hard to say, but I doubt it. Our governments don’t ask before doing stuff - they’ve seen how stupid we are when asked basic questions.

Flax_vert@feddit.uk on 01 Oct 15:50 next collapse

I was wondering why so many stuff posted on Lemmy were just pictures saying “this is unavailable in your region”

<img alt="1000087461" src="https://feddit.uk/pictrs/image/c5b1fce1-2c2c-486e-9623-eaac24bfcb3f.webp">

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

Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org on 01 Oct 16:12 collapse

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