@neil it's #ofcom who'll come calling like a theif in the night, demanding unreasonable things from #foss

@neil @falken

I know, I've been following along with respect to Fediverse services and how it's very difficult for small instances to comply 🫤

@simonzerafa @neil parliament intends it to apply worldwide. Not seen anything from the US telling them "no".

There was something yesterday on the similar issue of access to encrypted phone backups, but even that was some nebulous off the record maybe-maybe-not https://m.slashdot.org/story/444630

@neil @simonzerafa not sure why the US would care if it pushes people onto one of the big 4 platforms owned by the US

@neil @simonzerafa not really surely? They have plenty of lawyers to pay to make the issue go away :-)

@neil @falken

I guess that Apple or Meta etc could close down their UK operations and institute UK account blocks but that would force the government to back down, unless the government actually want rioting in the streets.

The whole International scope aspects are a hollow and empty threat to large non-UK tech businesses. It's in the perview of the diplomats to handle as a bargaining point.

@falken @neil

I sure there was an article earlier in the they year that mentioned the US reaction. Was in connection with the Apple debacle‽

That was then so perhaps they will accept legal requests given how often Trump changes his mind.