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masterblaster0 t1_iy9732i wrote

Reply to comment by DataGOGO in Social media firms face big UK fines if they fail to stop sexist and racist content by diacewrb

If a US based business operates in their jurisdiction they have to comply with their laws.

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DataGOGO t1_iy9rlrc wrote

Define "Operate"?

If they have no offices and no employee in the UK, are they "operating" within the UK?

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masterblaster0 t1_iybyfob wrote

Well, take the EU's GDPR. Many US businesses have no presence in the EU but still catered to the GDPR requirements because they were serving EU citizens. Businesses that couldn't set up GDPR compliancy used IP blocks for EU addresses to avoid falling foul and having to pay a fine etc.

If there was no authority all of these businesses would have just carried on as they were or, as you said it, told them to fuck off.

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DataGOGO t1_iyd9wui wrote

Incorrect.

A US based business, with no operations in the UK or EU, can serve whatever content they want, to anyone in any county and they do not have to follow the EU laws, and the EU has no authority or power to fine them. Period. They can call it a media import if they want, and the US based company can tell them to fuck off.

If they chose to follow GDPR I 100% guarantee it is because they have operations, there.

They can ban them if they censor the internet, then could in theory block direct payments to them, but they can't fine them.

The UK and EU have zero authority over any business that does not directly operate on thier shores. Period

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youmu123 t1_iyc9rd2 wrote

Even if it is essentially seen as a "media import", imports are regulated. A Chinese factory with no offices and no employees in the US still must obey US laws for its products to enter. In this case, the product is the social media service itself.

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