ok so I recently heard of a bill up here in canada thats gonna force NSFW websites to implement some sort of identification system or get charged. (bill s-210 I believe). is it gonna effect us?

kathyohneke said:
ok so I recently heard of a bill up here in canada thats gonna force NSFW websites to implement some sort of identification system or get charged. (bill s-210 I believe). is it gonna effect us?

I don't think so, e6 is based in the 'States(USA) like bad dragon is (maybe) as far as I'm aware, Dood

Edit:
Yeah, Bad Dragon is in Phoenix, AZ and wouldn't be subject to the laws of another nation.
The net providers in Canada on the other hand are as iffy as I feel about the last line I typed, Dood
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notkastar said:
Yeah, Bad Dragon is in Phoenix, AZ and wouldn't be subject to the laws of another nation.

Unfortunately, that's not how the law works in most cases. GDPR applies to all sites that serve data in European nations, even if they aren't based there. It is very likely that if the bill is passed e6 would be affected in some way as e6 can serve data to canadian citizens.

Just gonna say that you should look for past topics that already discussed about this, see topic #42475.
It is not advised to revive a discussion topic after the admins have locked the previous one.

definitelynotafurry4 said:
Unfortunately, that's not how the law works in most cases. GDPR applies to all sites that serve data in European nations, even if they aren't based there. It is very likely that if the bill is passed e6 would be affected in some way as e6 can serve data to canadian citizens.

Ah, That makes sense, Can't have your cake and eat it too.

Now would that just affect those who live there,
everyone on the site equally or and somewhere
in the middle, Dood?

thegreatwolfgang said:
Just gonna say that you should look for past topics that already discussed about this, see topic #42475.
It is not advised to revive a discussion topic after the admins have locked the previous one.

Ah, so that's what that thread was about. Saw Canada there and saw Canada here but
I didn't think they were connected. TheGreatWolfgang's got a point but in KathYohneke's
defence, I didn't know what that thread was about till you linked it, Dood

That nexus argument is kind of funny when it gets applied to libel tourism and Lèse-majesté/major which just shows how silly it is. You can't actually make a law that outlaws a protected activity in another country, and be able to get them to let you enforce it. Now civil issues are a different issue like with libel tourism. See also: People faking copyright dates to issue take downs on (actually) original sources.

alphamule said:
That nexus argument is kind of funny when it gets applied to libel tourism and Lèse-majesté/major which just shows how silly it is. You can't actually make a law that outlaws a protected activity in another country, and be able to get them to let you enforce it. Now civil issues are a different issue like with libel tourism. See also: People faking copyright dates to issue take downs on (actually) original sources.

it isnt actually outlawing it though. its requiring some sort of way to prove your a adult if your accessed in canada and have NSFW stuff on your website. and the website gets charged a fee if they dont. Basically a way to prevent minors from accessing this stuff which is definitely a good thing BUT its considered a bit over reaching and potentially heavily privacy invading.

thegreatwolfgang said:
Just gonna say that you should look for past topics that already discussed about this, see topic #42475.
It is not advised to revive a discussion topic after the admins have locked the previous one.

didnt see the previous topic!

kathyohneke said:
it isnt actually outlawing it though. its requiring some sort of way to prove your a adult if your accessed in canada and have NSFW stuff on your website. and the website gets charged a fee if they dont. Basically a way to prevent minors from accessing this stuff which is definitely a good thing BUT its considered a bit over reaching and potentially heavily privacy invading.

Poll taxes tactics, haha.

thegreatwolfgang said:
Just gonna say that you should look for past topics that already discussed about this, see topic #42475.
It is not advised to revive a discussion topic after the admins have locked the previous one.

People started an off-topic political argument in that thread, wasn't that why it was locked rather than the topic itself?

Sort of update with related news.
More of the same. Hint: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and they want to ban it for minors. They are using it as a backdoor version of NC's ID law. IOW, it's a difference in intent that mostly doesn't matter.
Some irony here. One of the states that lead way on data protection.

Caveat: EFF has an obvious bias given it's founders. ;)

also a little worried about that online harms bill. no where near as bad as the one mentioned earlier but it still feels a bit over-reaching. not to mention it may effects websites like this one due to how broad canada is on certain things.

LOL, Pornhub blocking Texas now. So anyone got a list of recently added states that think adults are to be treated like babies?

Note: It was rhetorical
Actually, that seems out of date/incorrect. Bah

This forum is not the place for discussions around these kinds of topics. Kindly take them somewhere offsite.