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Ofcom wants jurisdiction over Americans and immunity from them
The UK regulator's position is impressively shameless: its censorship law applies to Americans on American soil, the First Amendment doesn't count, and American courts can't hold it accountable for any of it. Under current US law, that actually holds up. The clip explains the pre-internet gap in sovereign immunity law that makes it possible.Watch recorded stream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcTDwiHhqjkBlog write-up of episode: https://s.vp.net/Z62Hg
10/28/2026, 9:11:08 PM