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4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC

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411 points donpott | 2 comments | 22 Aug 25 10:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.417s | source
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ionwake ◴[22 Aug 25 18:45 UTC] No.44988233[source]▶
The next step I assume is banning VPN use for anyone under 18 in the UK, followed by only allowing academics or certain roles to use them.
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oblique ◴[22 Aug 25 18:57 UTC] No.44988410[source]▶
Banning VPNs seems effectively impossible. Any ip address can act as a vpn. There are also zero identity providers like mullvad.
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prmoustache ◴[22 Aug 25 21:56 UTC] No.44990349[source]▶
I am pretty sure we are slowly but surely heading towards a point where every country will implement its own great firewall and block every website except those in a whitelist approved by the government.
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nomel ◴[22 Aug 25 22:59 UTC] No.44990963[source]▶
Could they compel Starlink to not offer service there?
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1. prmoustache ◴[23 Aug 25 06:26 UTC] No.44993732[source]▶
I don't know, is it easy for chinese residents to subscribe and pay invoices for a Starlink connection?
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2. nomel ◴[25 Aug 25 21:20 UTC] No.45019172[source]▶
The mechanism for China to compel Starlink to not operate there seems more clear: the leader decides to block all direct and indirect business activities in China, related to Elon Musk.

Is that comparable, for the UK? Maybe other EU members would agree?

As an American, I have trouble comprehending multiple governments colluding to enable mass government censorship, and expecting to stay in power. But, I know nothing of the European mindset.