Comment by Barrin92

this is a strange framing because Britain had internet and content laws before these recent changes and people were just fine with the risk that came with running them.

Let's be real, for most dead sites this is an excuse for old admins to close the thing down because they got tired of running it. For sites with fewer than millions of users you basically needed to add a contact form and report button. These places are just deserted, and instead of having a few angry oldheads screaming at you, you can just blame the government