Well they can do shit - they can put out arrest warrants and fines, and possibly have the person extradited to the UK depending on the country.
Comment on Will Lemmy instances be forced to verify users' ~~ages~~ identities?
Pamasich@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
Will Lemmy instances be forced to verify users'
agesidentities?
If they're located in the UK, sure. But given how small Lemmy instances are, I assume they'll fly under the radar.
Non-UK instances won't be forced to do anything. The UK can't do shit outside their borders, so as long as the instance's operator doesn't set foot into the country, all they can do is block the instance in the UK.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 3 weeks ago
blarghly@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Right, but realistically this would be far too much work. Like, they would need to do the same for every digital sex worker who has ever spun up their own website. It’s just not feasible.
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
They could also instruct their ISPs to block the instance.
blarghly@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oh certainly. But this is a lot less work than trying to extradite someone
Pamasich@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
they can put out arrest warrants and fines
Of course they can, but they're unenforceable if the instance's operator has no presence nor assets in the UK. That's why I wrote "forced" in bold. They can issue shit, but that's where it stops.
and possibly have the person extradited to the UK
According to Wikipedia, extradition requires that the crime is such in BOTH countries. So no, I don't see that being an option here.
mrdown@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Until similar laws hit other countries
Buckshot@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Was wondering about this, I’m in UK, I could just make my own instance, I’m the only user so I verify my own age, federate with everyone. All good? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Toes@ani.social 3 weeks ago
I love that idea.
If you do, I’d like to know what kind of bandwidth and system usage it demands.
I’ve been wondering if a pi could do this for me and my few friends.