UK will be blocked early July 😢

[rawTOP]

On 2/10/2025 at 7:51 AM, Knightfalconer said:

Site admit will (if not already), need to be aware of the fact that the law being brought in only applies to the UK. It does not apply to three nearby populated islands, which non-Brits might not appreciate.

The Crown Dependencies[c] are three offshore island territories in the British Islands that are self-governing possessions of the British Crown. Guernsey and Jersey, (both located in the English Channel and together known as the Channel Islands), and the Isle of Man (in the Irish Sea. Access from these location should continue.

I’ll be blocking country code GB. The places you mention have their own country codes. Before July I’ll confirm that those country codes are being used. 

[PozBearWI]

You know, understanding why we have to do these things doesn't help.  WTF do we continue to be impelled to tell everyone else what they are allowed to do with their own body?  This is fukken stupid.  

Thanks @rawTOP.  I know we need to know; so thank you for keeping us fully informed of how you're evolving your site.  

my controls on my own controversial website are different.  These days "discussion" might be boring to those who prefer to look at photos and videos.  Seeing what you do each step has me question my own exposure; and my options.  

[jd13]

I'm sad to hear the UK will be blocked, but I understand why you've had to make the decision. Over the past nine years I've thought of this site as a good resource - back when I was 'barejackbro', 'barejackbro2' and 'barejackbro3' at different times 🤣 as well as now as jd13 - and will be sorry to see it go. Just when I was starting to become fully comfortable with my 'backroom' fetishes too. Ah well, so it goes.

Anyway, thanks and I hope you will be able to reopen to the UK someday. I've appreciated all the work you do on this site, and will enjoy it until July.

[RawUKBB]

On 1/18/2025 at 2:03 PM, rawTOP said:

Sadly what’s happening in red states is not isolated to red states. UK’s Ofcom has issued really strict guidelines for implementation of the child protection act. The cost to comply makes compliance impossible. And, while I have no business presence in the UK, the legal ties between the US and the UK are close and I’d rather not risk the rather hefty fines (£18M). 

Unlike what red states are doing it looks like this will affect social media like X and Telegram since it doesn’t have the exemption for less than 1/3rd adult content. So I expect this to be a major news story in the coming months.

Oh, and the block should work better than the red state block since it’s an entire country (countries don’t exchange IP addresses like states do). 

Lastly… Voting matters! Don’t just sit there and complain. 

Hi, is it possible to delete my account and data please @rawTOP?

I'm finding that there aren't many people in my area. What few are in the UK are nearly all the opposite end of the country and with the impending ban on UK users, I'd just rather delete. 

I submitted a request via the account settings last Saturday but not sure if anyone has seen it as it's still flagged as under review. 

Thank you x

[Knightfalconer]

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On 2/13/2025 at 6:27 PM, rawTOP said:

I’ll be blocking country code GB. The places you mention have their own country codes. Before July I’ll confirm that those country codes are being used. 

 

Simply banning all 'GB' will not work I'm afraid. Its more complicated than that.

Although the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not part of the UK, the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), the international body dedicated to promoting international standards), codes them all under "GB-". You may wish to consult SO 3166-2:GB - (the coding system that gives geocodes to administrative divisions of the United Kingdom and the aforementioned islands). 

 

Finally, does anyone know if a copy of the site (as last updated before the ban) will still be available via the 'wayback machine'?

[TaKinGDeePanal]

On 2/5/2025 at 5:06 PM, Knightfalconer said:

So what exactly will happen?

Aside from being unable to access this site from the UK, what will happen to profiles and posts made by UK members? 

Will everything be deleted or simply suspended (retained and visible to non-UK members) in the hope that one day, access will be restored?

Your data won’t be deleted. You can always get a VPN and get around it that way (not that you heard it from me!).