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		jimnotgym on Dec 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK's Online Safety Act comes into force The furore below reminds me of the GDPR apocalypse predictions...none of which came true.

weberer on Dec 17, 2024 [–]

One of the predictions was that some websites would just geoblock people connecting from Europe. That happened with a lot of small news sites. And some retail sites. For example, I can't access www.homedepot.com right now.

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