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radio.garden (and many others) got neutered in the UK courts by Sony. Offensive, short-sighted, Balkanizing decision.

I haven't bought a Sony product since the rootkit debacle. My only regret is that there's not a "boycott++" mode for the damage they did with that decision.

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Add the following line to ublock origin in "My filters" & make sure the "Enable my custom filters" option box is checked to get around this:

https://radio.garden/api/geo

!!!!!!

Made. My. Day.

> radio.garden (and many others) got neutered in the UK courts by Sony

Do tell more, I’m very curious— am I unaffected in the US? I haven’t noticed a big change in the past several years. What happened?

It seems that radio stations outside the UK cannot be listened to, can you listen to any stations outside your country?

yes definitely, don’t even need a VPN. I can stream/listen from anywhere in the world on radio.garden

I’m sorry the UK cripples your streaming. That really sucks.

Can't find a good summary link. Maybe this one https://www.rpclegal.com/thinking/entertainment/court-of-app... is a good starting point.

radio.garden feels like spinning an AM radio dial late at night (which is how I discovered John Peel as a youngling). It's a lovely thing, verging on art, and should be treasured.

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