Microw

I was confused there for a second but apparently the BBC has introduced a paywall only for US users. Site is still completely free to read anywhere else, which is why I didnt even realize that there is a paywall.

Which of course means that US Americans could simply VPN their way around it…

I mean, the state can fine them, they just can’t execute that if the owner company of 4chan truly has no assets in the UK.

The difference is that the UK is not blocking sites. Sites are blocking the UK.

They serve users in the UK, therefore they can be fined. There is an established way to not get fined by governments of states whose markets you operate in: get out of that market. Block traffic from the UK. It is not the country’s obligation to block, it is the company’s. This has been already played out over the years in courts.

Sounds like Visa and Mastercard have clauses in their contracts that they don’t even care about themselves, but payment processors like Stripe are bound to then

My problem with that is that I use a phone cover. Flashing a light on the side of the phone however could be great.