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Can no longer access my old instance (lemmings.world) because I'm from the UK. I made several communities there. Is there any way I can mod them again or do I move them to this instance? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by Frenchfryenjoyer@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago

It's also several hundred pages long. Fair few web forums are closing because of it if they are UK hosted too.

It would be interesting to get a legal opinion on what about it actually impacts lemmy instances tbh. Obviously one option is to go "lol fuck off" if the UK complain and you are not in the UK.

[-] Jerry@feddit.online 4 points 1 week ago

They can notify the hosting company that the server is violating UK law, the registrars, and payment services. This is the fear for sites not hosted in the UK. There are inter-country agreements to support civil actions.

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Doesn't that sort of thing take quite a bit of time though? And they need to find out about it too.

That said I don't know if the free and open internet has much time left.

[-] Skavau@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I highly doubt the US government would look fondly on a US-based service taking down a US-based social media site because Ofcom complained to them about them not adhering to local laws. Especially under this administration. It would be seen as foreign interference. And for that reason, I very much doubt Ofcom would ever do that. They'd just block the site violating OSA.