1. UK forums could argue that it’s not their proprietary data. Data is just a widely accessible commodity that any website could access.

2. UK forum sites could allow UK government to audit any servers running, proving that they don’t host any data.

3. UK based forums could shut down, communities easily migrate to other clients and continue where they left off, making legislation largely unenforceable. — Entering a forever long game of whack-a-mole?