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The UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill finally becomes law (www.theverge.com)

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[-] jettrscga@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

Failing to comply with the act’s rules could land companies with fines of up to £18 million (around $22 million), or 10 percent of their global annual turnover (whichever is higher), and their bosses could even face prison.

I'm curious how they intend to enforce this on companies that aren't located in the UK.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

Just wait until the UK turns into a big white blob on the internet due to getting geoblocked by about anyone.

[-] ours@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Cyber-Brexit. GG UK.

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 14 points 10 months ago

If they make money in the UK, they can be fined in the UK .

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

If it's up to the ICO it'll be a laugh. Those guys are useless.

[-] Clbull@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Apparently Ofcom are the regulatory body here.

[-] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 3 points 10 months ago

Or if it's not a company at all, like a random one-person XMPP server located on a VPS outside of the UK.

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