4chan and Kiwi Farms sue the UK's Ofcom in a US court over the Online Safety Act, saying they aren't subject to UK law, after Ofcom tried to fine and block them
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Discussion
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@tobi
Tobi Lutke
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4chan is suing the UK government over their speech laws. The opening is quite something. [image]
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@stephendpalley
Palley
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Amazing work by Preston and Ron. Forcing US companies to comply with UK content laws raises serious constitutional problems (as the Complaint eloquently explains).
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@kirscheverstahl
@kirscheverstahl
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wild things are happening [image]
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@reclaimthenethq
@reclaimthenethq
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Two of the biggest free-speech havens on the internet, 4chan and Kiwi Farms, just sued the UK's media regulator Ofcom in DC federal court, arguing that Britain's Online Safety Act is a blatant attempt to export censorship laws onto US soil. The complaint says Ofcom's threats of
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@toadmeister
Toby Young
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The transatlantic battle for free speech is heating up, says Laurie Wastell, as two US companies - 4chan and Kiwi Farms - take Ofcom to court over its “unlawful” censorship under the UK's notorious Online Safety Act. https://dailysceptic.org/...
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@prestonjbyrne
Preston Byrne
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On behalf of our clients, 4chan and Kiwi Farms, the law firms of Byrne & Storm, P.C. (@ByrneStorm) and the Coleman Law Firm, P.C. (@roncoleman) have, today, filed a federal lawsuit against the UK Office of Communications, a/k/a Ofcom, in DC federal court. Preston Byrne of Byrne […
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@aricohn.com
Ari Cohn
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1/ Those who care about their expressive rights here in the United States must pay close attention to how foreign nations regulate online expression. [embedded post]