• simple@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    Retro gaming YouTuber Once Were Nerd has been sued and raided by the Italian government.

    That’s insane. I know many of these handhelds come with pirated roms but taking it out on a youtube reviewer is outrageous. Why don’t they just ban them from being shipped to italy?

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      3 days ago

      Easier to stomp on one individual than to crack down on the businesses importing this stuff. They’re probably also collecting some kind of import duty on them too.

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      2 days ago

      My guess is it’s because reviewing is advertisement, as he’s making money off the review if he monetized the video.