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Rage Rumbles 🏴☠️🫂🔞<p>The UK Online Safety Act is exactly the sort of unhinged bullshit you would expect to get from raving authoritarians who hate other people just going about their business.</p><p>It is fuck all to do with safety (because the real bad people will simply work around it) and everything to do with control.</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafetyact</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>“The Online Safety Act [UK] places onerous duties on small websites and blogs that may lead them to close or geoblock UK users rather than risk penalties. The closure of small sites will not keep children safe but will benefit bigger sites, including Facebook and X, who are laying waste to content moderation on their platforms."</p><p>The UK government can exempt small, safe websites to protect <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netplurality</span></a>.</p><p>🗣️ ORG's <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@JamesBaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JamesBaker</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/03/18/hamster-forum-local-residents-websites-shut-down-new-laws/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/18/hamster-forum-local-residents-websites-shut-down-new-laws/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafetyact</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a></p>
Alec Muffett<p>“I’ve just closed the forum of a small classic car club because we don’t have the time or capacity to ensure compliance with only volunteers. Meta will benefit, because we will, reluctantly, move to using a Facebook page”<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/112834" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/112834</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a></p>
dee, love and enby<p>Thinking of making a "www over SMTP" thing... composed of two proxies... one that consumes web requests and turns them into emails, and takes email replies and turns those into web responses... and another that consumes emails and turns it into a web request and takes a web response and turns it into an email.</p><p>Why?</p><p>Because this would fundamentally break the <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> </p><p>There is a carve out for "services that operate over SMTP"... and well, <u>any</u> service could operate over SMTP with just a little bit of effort.</p><p>If the smtp2web proxy ran on web forums... then the forum is exempt.</p><p>Any the web2smtp proxy could be run anywhere, including locally behind / within web browsers, or on other domains, or federated.</p>
Ret<p>Still feel quite certain that the OSA’s “if you or your community participates in expression that we dislike then we will financially ruin you through fines or compelled expenditures” is a breach of Art 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p>This isn’t a “freeze peach” point of view. This is about humanity, art, and community.</p><p>The government, and named individuals at Ofcom should be in the dock for restricting the ability for (in particular) marginalised and minority groups to express themselves online.</p><p><a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a></p>
Alec Muffett<p>“There is something deeply wrong when a law passed with cross-party consensus & endorsed by Britain’s most trusted charities has made it impossible to run an internet forum for hamster owners”<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/112832" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/112832</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hamsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamsters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a></p>
Jennifer C J Radtke<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>neil</span></a></span> my server is held together by duct tape, it being my old laptop that got a bit too friendly with a hard floor. I don't think ofcom's idea of negligible really matches that scale... </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a></p>
SecondUniverse<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>neil</span></a></span> I created a TTRPG website for my family during lockdown. It features chat and a shared whiteboard. I'm pretty sure it's an £18 million OSA risk now. <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/onlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlineSafetyAct</span></a></p>
Neil Brown<p>Sometimes, Ofcom bewilders me:</p><blockquote><p>Ofcom has said that for small sites, the costs of complying [with the Online Safety Act] “are likely to be negligible or in the small thousands at most”.</p></blockquote><p>Small sites, especially volunteer-run community sites, generally don't have "small thousands" to spend on legal advice. And even if they did, that's far from "negligible".</p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/eRu0m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/eRu0m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a></p>
Neil Brown<p>I have updated my page of sites shut down by / blocking users in the UK because of the UK's <a href="https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> for what might be the final time:</p><p><a href="https://onlinesafetyact.co.uk/in_memoriam/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinesafetyact.co.uk/in_memor</span><span class="invisible">iam/</span></a></p>
Tom Morris<p>Ofcom guidance: "service providers should not host or permit content on your service that directs or encourages child users to circumvent the age assurance process or the access controls, for example by providing information about, or links to, a virtual private network (VPN) which may be used by children to circumvent the relevant processes."</p><p>If you run a forum about technology, say, your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> obligations include censoring discussions of VPNs, Tor or other privacy-preserving tech.</p>
Hambone Fakenamington<p>I'm now getting customers asking me how they can make their business <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> (UK) compliant.<br>These are small businesses who don't have any kind of forum or customer to customer interaction. Grrr.</p>
Dаn̈ıel Раršlow 🥧<p>Thanks to the risks and burdens imposed by the preposterously draconian blunt instrument that is the <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> (UK) of 2023, I've just unceremoniously closed down a collaborative website I've operated for almost exactly 27 years.</p>
Open Rights Group<p>There's still time to put pressure on the UK government.</p><p>The UK Secretary of State has the power to exempt small, safely moderated websites from the Online Safety duties.</p><p>We need urgent change to protect net plurality, rather than further consolidating power in monopoly platforms. We need competition for a safer Internet.</p><p>Write to your MP (UK) <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSites</span></a> 🌐</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/sav</span><span class="invisible">e-our-sites-write-your-mp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafetyact</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netplurality</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/activitypub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activitypub</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The UK Online Safety Act comes into effect today.</p><p>Its onerous duties may cause many small sites, blogs and fedi instances to shut down or geoblock UK users when faced with potential fines and penalties.</p><p>This won't keep children safe. It'll benefit large platforms like Facebook and X that are laying waste to content moderation.</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/online_safety_act/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/01/14/onl</span><span class="invisible">ine_safety_act/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafetyact</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netplurality</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/activitypub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activitypub</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a></p>
John Leonard<p>Ofcom’s risk assessment deadline has passed, and online platforms must now take action to protect users from illegal content and activity occurring on their platforms. Significant fines await those who fail.</p><p><a href="https://www.computing.co.uk/news-analysis/2025/new-online-safety-act-measures-come-into-force" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computing.co.uk/news-analysis/</span><span class="invisible">2025/new-online-safety-act-measures-come-into-force</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafetyact</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osa</span></a></p>
Paul<p>Just published the Online Safety Act pages for my two web applications.</p><p>Viking Mind (bookmarks, out of scope):</p><p><a href="https://vikingmind.uk/online-safety-act" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vikingmind.uk/online-safety-ac</span><span class="invisible">t</span></a></p><p>Pick a Date (polls + votes, in scope):</p><p><a href="https://pickadate.uk/online-safety-act" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pickadate.uk/online-safety-act</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Pick a Date will probably go through a couple more versions to tighten things up. I've also disabled comments on all my blogs.</p><p>Feels like a waste of time, but there's no exemption for small / low risk sites.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a></p>
Neil Brown<blockquote><p>Shut vile death video site, families say, as Ofcom gets new powers<br>...<br>From Monday, Ofcom gets new powers to crack down on illegal content, but it may not be enough to close the site.</p></blockquote><p>Ofcom has no powers to "shut" or "close" sites.</p><p>At most, it can seek an order from a court to compel ISPs on the UK to attempt to block access (which probably means abusing DNS).</p><blockquote><p>And from the summer all sites must have robust age verification systems to prevent children accessing a range of content.</p></blockquote><p>No, they don't.</p><p>Bravo, BBC. Another excellent job reporting the facts there.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w1z248145o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w1z2</span><span class="invisible">48145o</span></a></p>
Neil Brown<p>I spent a good chunk of my weekend helping people running tiny, low risk, online services complete paperwork about the UK’s Online Safety Act, for zero discernible benefit.</p><p>So it is a bit galling that the main headline on the BBC this morning is about the government wanting to “slash red tape”.</p><p>I have spent one heck of a lot of time on the OSA, trying to help others with its burden, and it just seems so utterly unnecessary.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a></p>
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