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nothing would be lost, i visit reddit for some subredits but if it gets blocked i can do what i did before reddit and go back to forums.

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Most of those forums are now dead because of Reddit and FB.

There used to be a thing called Usenet but since the users couldn’t be monitized and sold for profit it fell prey to market forces. And there’s slways irc.

IRC, like social networks, is slways tough to rank due to lack of structured data. I don't believe Usenet suffered this proform.

Re: Facebook I agree it has hurt, nay scourged, the Web—that's undeniable—but that has also created room to innovate how we share content on the surface web.

I enjoyed YouTube until I tested the effectiveness of ContentID and was banned under their ToS. May they burn in hell under the new EU regs.

Actually the new regs ensure that only companies with the resources of YouTube will survive.

It couldn't be monetized, true, but the way I remember it netnews was still supported in the US until it became too politically hot to handle. See this ancient article for ex, https://mashable.com/2008/06/10/child-porn-usenet/

I ran an ISP in Oklahoma. I eventually moved our usenet to a hosted news server because the DA at the time was seizing hardware in the state.

> but since the users couldn’t be monitized and sold for profit it fell prey to market forces

but isn't being monetized and sold for profit also market forces?

Wouldn't the forums have the same problem...

They're even smaller, with less resources.. wouldn't they have even more incentive to block the EU?

No, why would they, especially if they aren't based in the EU? You don't have to worry about them throwing you in jail or fining your little forum. In the worst case, someone might report you and you'll get a warning. At that point you can choose to ignore it, block EU countries or try to comply.

If they're not for profit, the regulation won't cover them as I read it. Not will it cover them if they make money but have under 250 employees and turnover under €50M.

If I were in a position to comply I think I would be very happy about that.

Wouldn't the same law also apply to forums?

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