Discussion
Not currently a fedi admin, but if I was ...
@cadusilva
> what are you planning to do about the Online Safety Act from the UK government?
Make sure I'm not under UK jurisdiction. Choose hosting outside the UK, by a non-UK company. It's not their IT sector's fault, but the govt needs to see this regressive policy having economic costs.
> If your instance is hosted elsewhere but with users, visitors or federating servers in the UK, what are you intending to do about it?
Nothing. See above.
Not currently a fedi admin, but if I was ...
@cadusilva
> what are you planning to do about the Online Safety Act from the UK government?
Make sure I'm not under UK jurisdiction. Choose hosting outside the UK, by a non-UK company. It's not their IT sector's fault, but the govt needs to see this regressive policy having economic costs.
> If your instance is hosted elsewhere but with users, visitors or federating servers in the UK, what are you intending to do about it?
Nothing. See above.
See also, from a link by @jaz;
"Ofcom understands that independent platforms serve community needs and do not necessarily pose the same systemic risks as profit-driven networks. Their message was consistent: low-risk, volunteer-run services are not the focus of enforcement. If you are operating in good faith, acting proportionately, and keeping your community safe, you are already on the right path."
#IFTAS, 2025
https://about.iftas.org/2025/07/30/navigating-the-uk-online-safety-act/
This may be the case now. But ...
But the situation for UK instances is ... terrible 😡 afaik some have already been shut down?
Also see this to check if you're affected as an instance operator: https://ofcomlive.my.salesforce-sites.com/formentry/RegulationChecker
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