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I suppose in their defense, culturally, the UK hasn't respected many borders apart from their own so this really isn't anything new.

Zing aside, I'd be thrilled to see whatever prosecutor or litigator or whatever they call them over there bring a case against a US based company for hosting content in the US, geoblocking the UK, a UK resident using a VPN to bypass that block, and making the case that that is somehow the US company's fault.

>>Toucan+(OP)
The UK also is trying the same stunt against 4Chan.

The article is from a month ago, but the gears of "justice" rotate slowly: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyjq40vjl7o

One thing to note is that UK government officials also seem to be masquerading and submitting reports to try to ToS these websites.

>>mystra+X
The response from 4chan's lawyers sums it up:

American citizens do not surrender our constitutional rights just because Ofcom sends us an e-mail

>>Toucan+(OP)
> I suppose in their defense, culturally, the UK hasn't respected many borders apart from their own so this really isn't anything new.

Did the US respect the borders of Hawaii?

>>joe463+ei1
a) whataboutism isn't an argument

b) if you expect me to defend in the slightest the US and it's own shady history regarding settler colonialism, rest assured, there is no risk of that.

>>Toucan+Aq1
> whataboutism isn't an argument

You weren't making an argument. You were repeating the tedious 'coloniser Brits' trope as a 'zing' in your words. I'm just reminding you that your shit stinks too.