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Steam and 5 publishers fined for geoblocking (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Good, fuck geoblocking. Bandai 340k Capcom 396k Focus 2.8m Koch 1m Zenimax 1.6m Valve 1.6m

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_21_170

Judgement from the EU court of justice: https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2023-09/cp230147en.pdf

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ZERO excuse for geolocking to ever exist. we have technology beyond our wildest dreams to freely and instantly share content anywhere in the world and fucking corporate hogs can't let a single good thing exist.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope whomever thinks of, participates in implementing or just thinks it's a good idea to geolock shit gets gout.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude gout hurts man

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh I know...