The reaction is entirely reasonable. The only way they can reasonably ensure they protect themselves is to ensure nobody in the UK can access their site.
That is very obviously not true... and a little unhinged.
I'm not deep into this subject, so what's obvious to you isn't so obvious to me. Would you mind explaining a bit more on what's so obvious and why it's particularly unhinged?
It appears they are unable to do so.
The reaction is utterly sound. What issue do you have with these very clearly laid out and logical reasons?
Fuck around, find out. When governments start throwing around threats, is it any surprise the goodwill dries up?