what happens now that EU have set an age limit

[andreasaspenberg]

will it be followed here as well for users in europe?

 

[WhiteFang]

Age limit on what?

 

[andreasaspenberg]

social media. the hive workshop is such a thing but facebook is more known.

 

[Koward]

Since when does Europe have any power on the Internet ? Nobody cares except the biggest companies who could see some of their income sucked by the stone-age leaders of EU.

 

[Chaosy]

I would really like to have an age limit, but in reality it will just get bypassed and nothing change.

Since when does Europe have any power on the Internet?

Since always. They even shut down piratebay for quite a few months.

 

[Warseeker]

social media. the hive workshop is such a thing but facebook is more known.

You mean why the Hive workshop isn't so famous in Europe? Is that it?

 

[andreasaspenberg]

EU rules over parts of europe and they can likely block websites that do not comply with their rules. i do not want that. what is this website going to do about the new EU regulations?

 

[Dr Super Good]

I would have thought this website was subject to American law because it uses the ".com" domain name. Further more this is not a social networking site.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

it is true that a website is subject to the laws in the country in which it operates but, EU also have control over their ISPs and can as such demand that they block a website that fails to abide their laws.

 

[WhiteFang]

The hiveworkshop isn't really a social network website,as DSG said

 

[andreasaspenberg]

its got profiles, chat and the ability to discuss almost anything. how is that different from facebook?

 

[Dr Super Good]

it is true that a website is subject to the laws in the country in which it operates but, EU also have control over their ISPs and can as such demand that they block a website that fails to abide their laws.

They can, but by the time they do we will all be old men/women.

how is that different from facebook?

This is a technical site for unofficial Warcraft III support.

 

[Warseeker]

This is a technical site for unofficial Warcraft III support.

What do you mean by that?

 

[Ralle]

The Hive is hosted in the US.

 

[Cherrymage]

So we Hivers are safe from the EU! Yay!

 

[andreasaspenberg]

if the website does not follow EU regulations it can be blocked so that it will not be available in europe. do you really want me and all of the other european users to leave.

 

[Ralle]

if the website does not follow EU regulations it can be blocked so that it will not be available in europe. do you really want me and all of the other european users to leave.

LOL. The EU is not China.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

EU is just as corrupt.

 

[Ralle]

Please keep this sort of useless conspiracy talk out Site Discussion.