The Internet has created an unprecedented way for people to use resources in foreign countries while remaining in their home country. In the U.S., it's illegal to possess material that's considered child pornography. This means that by Six Apart hosting Livejournal, any child pornography on their servers is illegal, regardless of who put it there and where that person lives. If someone wants to set up a livejournal.uk server in another country and host certain accounts there, arrangements might be made for people to host material in the country of their choice and abide by its laws instead. As for encouraging a friend to drink, I don't think you'd be suspended for that - first off, someone would have to report you for it, and they'd still have to evaluate it in context because I'm pretty sure that just typing about drinking isn't illegal here. It's GIVING or SELLING alcohol to a minor that's against the law, and you're certainly not doing either. (Advertising targeting minors is also illegal, but I don't think LJ entries count.) Since it's not illegal for you, the person you're talking to (being a U.K. citizen), or Six Apart, I don't imagine they'd have a problem with it. And we're fighting for cases of that nature to earn warnings anyway, as long as it's not blatantly illegal, so the person has a chance to remove the material rather than be banned outright.
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