Comment on 4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue the UK Over its Age Verification Law
rah@hilariouschaos.com 17 hours agothe point was the UK is not the only one trying to do it
I don’t see any evidence of the EU trying to do with the GDPR what the UK is trying to do with the CPA.
they can totally enforce the fine by restricting those businesses from doing business within their territory until they comply
That’s sanctioning, not enforcing a fine.
And yes they can do that but that’s not what Ofcom is talking about. Ofcom have explicitly stated that foreign citizens have “duties” under UK law. The word “duty” has a very specific meaning in English law, in fact it’s really one of the most basic concepts. It means there is an obligation on someone and if that obligation is not fulfilled then courts have the power to take action.
Sanctioning a foreign citizen doesn’t imply an obligation. There can’t be an obligation because a foreign citizen, by definition, is not subject to English law. Ofcom is claiming that foreign citizens are subject to English law.
I don’t know how you could get it more wrong.
LOL
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Yeah man they have an obligation(duty) to uphold British law when dealing with British citizens, how’s that hard to grasp.
rah@hilariouschaos.com 16 hours ago
Let me get this straight, you’re claiming that non-UK citizens acting outside of the UK are subject to UK law?
If you are claiming what it seems like you’re claiming then it’s not difficult to grasp, it’s just wrong.
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Convenient you’ve specifically not quoted the circumstance in which that should apply. This is companies which serve UK customers in the UK, the fact their servers are offshore and the company is offshore doesn’t matter, they’re doing business in the UK by being made available there and thus must be bound to those laws.