4Chan trolls UK government with another AI hamster as fines hit $800k - Dexerto
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4Chan has continued to troll the UK government and Ofcom after they hit the website with fines of over $800,000, and they’re answering with more AI hamsters.
  • pryre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    2 months ago

    Is this not the equivalent of asking someone on the street to pay for a fence for your property so you don’t have to look at them?

    • Kirp123@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      2 months ago

      They can ban the website in the UK I guess. They can also try to impound any assets that 4chan has in the country but I doubt they have any. Besides that they can’t do much else.

      • abbiistabbii@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        14·
        2 months ago

        Here’s the thing though, 4chan has blocked the UK, but they’re still being harassed by Ofcom because VPN users can access the site. The British government is run by technologically illiterate idiots who when for not finding brand new ways to screw over transgender people, are trying to make websites and tech companies do things that aren’t actually feasible.

      • Hobo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        They can also write them a strongly worded letter with a lot of impotently scary language.

    • rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      They have the power to prevent legitimate access from the UK which will prevent legitimate advertiser’s being able to target UK markets via the website.

      This is not much, since very few serious and legitimate businesses would advertise on 4chan anyway.

  • Archer@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
    10·
    2 months ago

    This lawyer is also the lawyer for Kiwi Farms so he is not a good person, even if he is making valid legal points

  • bedwyr@piefed.caEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    I want to troll the UK government for many reasons, not the same ones as these douchebags I am sure.

  • Voxel@feddit.orgEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    I wonder why they still haven’t had their domain taken away, as it is hard to believe they didn’t upset their local government too.

    The worst thing the UK could do is sanction the country where responsible people live, though I consider this unlikely. The second worst thing they could do is just block it nationwide on a network level.

  • bestbry@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Isn’t 4chan on the Epstein plans? I know it makes a precedent for more invasive laws, but hell ma’am, let that shithole die. Britons are gonna be better off without it like, for sure!