4chan’s lawyer says the UK government “doesn’t understand the internet” and has given Ofcom an “impossible task” by trying to enforce British online safety rules on US-based platforms.
Preston Byrne, who represents 4chan, argued that the site is protected by the First Amendment and doesn’t have to comply with UK demands.
“The UK just isn’t getting the memo that the United States has a different system and we do things in a different way.”
He also claimed Parliament misunderstood how the internet works and set Ofcom up with a mission it can’t realistically enforce.
Ofcom fined 4chan £520,000 under the Online Safety Act for failing to implement age checks and other safety measures. 4chan has refused to pay.
Via: LBC.
the concept of donations to a children's charity decreasing for every second that people stay over their allocated time... in a building full of unbelievably rich people...
1.3 MILLION PEOPLE ASKED THE EU TO STOP COMPANIES FROM DELETING GAMES THEY PAID FOR.
THE ANSWER WAS NO.
The "Stop Killing Games" initiative wanted one thing: when publishers pull the plug, don't let them remotely destroy copies people already bought.
The European Commission's official response:
- It will not require publishers to keep games playable - says forcing them would go too far
- Reason given: publishers' copyright and IP rights come first. Your purchase comes second.
- The solution: a voluntary code of conduct, developed together with the same industry that kills games
- Plus an awareness campaign reminding you of the consumer rights you supposedly already have
1.3 million signatures. Years of work. Multiple hearings.
And the part that says everything: according to the campaign, Ubisoft got a seat at a closed-door meeting with the Commission before the decision. The 1.3 million people who signed did not.
Publishers can still brick your purchase whenever they feel like it.
If buying still isn't owning, then at least now it's official.
No seriously, Gooseworx's last few posts on social media were basically her saying she'd been pulling all nighters trying to make the finale look as perfect as possible, and her hoping people would get what she was going for when it released, just for it to get unceromoniously leaked and a bunch of people saying it either sucked or celebrating its "downfall".
Like no wonder she sounds done with all of this, I think almost anyone in this situation would be.
@dossiedofelipe Capitalismo. A primeira lâmpada incandescente criada tira uma durabilidade tão alta, que as associações norte americanas e europeias decidiram fazer ela quebrar, possibilitando a venda de lâmpadas. Assim surge tbm a obsolescência programada.