Submitted by diacewrb t3_z7rfq8 in technology
DataGOGO t1_iyd9wui wrote
Reply to comment by masterblaster0 in Social media firms face big UK fines if they fail to stop sexist and racist content by diacewrb
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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