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I still can't belive this passed into law -- the government seems to do so much of their communicating on WhatsApp you'd think they'd like the encryption.
This Bill -- I don't even know where to start ranting.
Platforms absolutely do need to take responsibility and rein in the hate, death threats, etc., but "politicized censorship decisions" are not something we need.
As for "age-gating" -- who's going to go through all 50 billion pages of Wikipedia and decide which entries are "inappropriate for children"? And what criteria are they basing those decisions on? Who gets a say in drawing up the rules? Wikipedia couldn't afford to go through that process if they wanted to -- they'll just have to block the UK.
Well, @goatwack summed it up beautifully. Clean up your wrong-think, folks!
this is another one UKGC is going from forum to forum UK or EU ASIA Africa USA trying to stop ppl advertising Crypto casino are they joking?I still can't belive this passed into law -- the government seems to do so much of their communicating on WhatsApp you'd think they'd like the encryption.
This Bill -- I don't even know where to start ranting.
Platforms absolutely do need to take responsibility and rein in the hate, death threats, etc., but "politicized censorship decisions" are not something we need.
As for "age-gating" -- who's going to go through all 50 billion pages of Wikipedia and decide which entries are "inappropriate for children"? And what criteria are they basing those decisions on? Who gets a say in drawing up the rules? Wikipedia couldn't afford to go through that process if they wanted to -- they'll just have to block the UK.
Well, @goatwack summed it up beautifully. Clean up your wrong-think, folks!
this is another one UKGC is going from forum to forum UK or EU ASIA Africa USA trying to stop ppl advertising Crypto casino are they joking?
what u talking about it?I read the article about the UKGC threatening that other site, that wasn't even targeting the UK.
The attempted overreach is getting ridiculous at this point. It's quite creepy to think that the UKGC not only wishes to dictate not only where, how and, indeed if I should be allowed to play - but also, what I should be allowed to read about online?
@justdoit please tell me they are not actually creating forum accounts and posting on forums too?
So if they are three years away from understanding crypto casinos... how many decades away are they from understanding international law?this is another one UKGC is going from forum to forum UK or EU ASIA Africa USA trying to stop ppl advertising Crypto casino are they joking?
Not so sure:
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In the case of remote gambling, section 333 provides that any regulations made by the Secretary of State (under s328), and the prohibition against advertising unlawful gambling(s330), apply where the advertising satisfies various tests. One of these is that, with regard to the gambling to which the advertising relates, at least one piece of remote gambling equipment to be used in providing facilities for that gambling is, or will, be situated in Great Britain.
So it doesn't apply to promoting casinos not based in the UK? Well that is the way I read it, but then again I am not a lawyer!
A bit of info here.
About 330, theYou do not have permission to view link Log in or register now.says: "A person commits an offense if he advertises unlawful gambling.". This seems an original document, and there have been no updates since 01/09/2007 if to look at that blue arrow above the text.
The latest info about gambling advertising they usually keep here:
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For businesses providing gambling online, UKGC states "You need a license from us if you provide facilities for remote gambling to consumers in Great Britain.", and then another line says "You must have a license to serve British consumers." Here is the source:
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I read the article about the UKGC threatening that other site, that wasn't even targeting the UK.
The attempted overreach is getting ridiculous at this point. It's quite creepy to think that the UKGC not only wishes to dictate not only where, how and, indeed if I should be allowed to play - but also, what I should be allowed to read about online?
@justdoit please tell me they are not actually creating forum accounts and posting on forums too?
I believe, there could easily be some of them around on the internet, usually trying to mislead the masses and make people only look in one direction. Something like this one below:That makes a bit more sense, if sites and/or users are impersonating the UKGC then they have more reason to go after them. Similarly, forums with any shred of integrity (I know, I know) would be banning such accounts at the first opportunity - nothing good is going to come from them.