And so it begins in the UK

[Wild Bill]

Bitchute UK has folded to the Orwellian new child safety laws https://www.bitchute.com/ukregulation

Maybe shift servers to another country with the prefix  .org  and not operate in a country where the prime minister has a super injunction against the press for publishing  anything against him about his collage days and what he got up to  .

[ArMaP]

This has nothing to do with the servers' location, it's about the type of content that is served to UK users and it applies to all services sharing content with them.

Apparently, BitChute was the first (as far as I know) changing its way of working to avoid being affected by the consequences of the Online Safety Act 2023 and the eventual decisions made by Ofcom.

PS: this law was approved before the present Prime Minister assuming office.

[covent]

This has nothing to do with the servers' location, it's about the type of content that is served to UK users and it applies to all services sharing content with them.

Apparently, BitChute was the first (as far as I know) changing its way of working to avoid being affected by the consequences of the Online Safety Act 2023 and the eventual decisions made by Ofcom.

PS: this law was approved before the present Prime Minister assuming office.

It's totally insane. Brits can still create and post content that can be viewed by non-Brits but no Brit can view any content (if routing through a UK server).

Previous government, this government, what's the difference, it's all a delusion created and sown by the establishment's uniparty.

[Kwaka]

BitChute has officially left the UK

This short video statement is from the Bitchute CEO about this matter.

The decision to stop all video sharing in the UK was taken because Bitchute will not perform a censorship service for the UK Government. This action complies with the UK online safety act as well as maintaining the charter of Bitchute by not selectively discriminating user content.

I have found Bitchute has done a good job in keeping the worst of the internet off their platform. As a place that has been supportive to the free expression of ideas it has done a great job. Easy to find lots of things to disagree with, that is ok. Also been some very insightful and educational material that the rest of the media has been too scared to touch.

Time will tell how it goes, does this Orwellian nightmare get better or worst in time? Is a VPN for the UK users one way around it?

[ArMaP]

It's totally insane. Brits can still create and post content that can be viewed by non-Brits but no Brit can view any content (if routing through a UK server).

The server is irrelevant, it's the entity behind the sharing of content that is responsible to block content that may be under that law's definitions.

Previous government, this government, what's the difference, it's all a delusion created and sown by the establishment's uniparty.

I only mentioned that because you mentioned the Prime Minister.

[covent]

 

The server is irrelevant, it's the entity behind the sharing of content that is responsible to block content that may be under that law's definitions.

So, if I am online, using my UK provider, I am not trafficked through their UK servers that Bitchute can recognise and compliantly block? So, if I want to view Bitchute vids, I don't need to use a VPN because server location is meaningless? 

I only mentioned that because you mentioned the Prime Minister.

Not being the OP, I made no such mention.

[ArMaP]

So, if I am online, using my UK provider, I am not trafficked through their UK servers that Bitchute can recognise and compliantly block?

Bitchute's server, like any other server, receives the IP address of the computer requesting the data. With the IP address they can know that you are using an UK provider or, even if you are not, that you are in the UK (although that is less reliable).
Recognised as being in the UK, you will not get access to Bitchute's content.

So, if I want to view Bitchute vids, I don't need to use a VPN because server location is meaningless?

It's the client IP that shows the location of the user. In cases like this a VPN acts as an intermediary, acting as a client to the (in this case, Bitchute) servers, so the server "sees" a non-UK IP address and serves the content. The VPN then redirects the content to you.

Not being the OP, I made no such mention.

Sorry, I answered without really looking at who I was answering to.

[McTech]

Today here in UK, GAB has been withdrawn for UK users.

They state that they will not comply with UK who want users data...

https://uk.gab.com/

[quintessentone]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network)Today here in UK, GAB has been withdrawn for UK users.

They state that they will not comply with UK who want users data...

https://uk.gab.com/

Is this the same Gab?
 

Researchers note that Gab has been linked to radicalization leading to real-world violent events. The site received extensive public scrutiny following the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in October 2018. The perpetrator of the attack, Robert Gregory Bowers, had a history of making extreme, antisemitic postings on the platform, as well as messages indicating an immediate intent to cause harm before the shooting. After the shooting, Gab briefly went offline when it was dropped by its hosting provider and denied service by several payment processors. In 2021, Gab was among the platforms used to plan the United States Capitol attack on January 6. Also in 2021, Gab suffered from a data breach called "GabLeaks".
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In December 2020, Engineering & Technology reported that Gab and other similar platforms could face "huge fines" for spreading misinformation under a new online safety bill in the United Kingdom that was planning on being introduced in 2021.[sup][77][/sup]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network)

If so, good riddance to them, IMO.

[putnam6]

Is this the same Gab?
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network)

If so, good riddance to them, IMO.

Pretty soon Wikipedia wont be available in the UK

 

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