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The next stage of the UK’s slide into digital authoritarianism involves restricting anyone from commenting or reacting to any under 18s live stream. So much for any teenage game or YouTube streamer! #onlinesafetyact #Streaming https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/online-safety-additional-safety-measures
The next stage of the UK’s slide into digital authoritarianism involves restricting anyone from commenting or reacting to any under 18s live stream. So much for any teenage game or YouTube streamer! #onlinesafetyact #Streaming https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/online-safety-additional-safety-measures
Ofcom has moved to the next phases of its #OnlineSafetyAct investigation into Itai Tech Ltd, the company allegedly responsible for a non-consensual "nudification" site. (Ofcom's site includes the URL; I have not included it here.)
Ofcom alleges that Itai Tech has failed to have age assurance in place, and also failed to respond to an Ofcom information notice.
"Ad van with picture of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein confiscated by cops in Windsor"
#Trump visit to the UK is delivering a free speech clampdown. #freespeech #onlinesafetyact
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ad-van-picture-donald-trump-35916462
"Ad van with picture of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein confiscated by cops in Windsor"
#Trump visit to the UK is delivering a free speech clampdown. #freespeech #onlinesafetyact
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ad-van-picture-donald-trump-35916462
VPNs must not face the chop 🚫
Next week the UK House of Lords will debate whether VPNs undermine the Online Safety Act.
Banning or blocking VPNs will shatter security, privacy and free expression in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.
Read our briefing ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #VPN #VPNs #privacy #cybersecurity #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #ageverification
> using a virtual private network to appear to be in a country that does not have age verification is a free and easy way to get around any age-verification process.
Lord Paddick, House of Lords, 2018.
The complaint form Ofcom says you should use to report websites for violations of the #OnlineSafetyAct does not allow you to enter URLs, because it might be illegal for Ofcom to look at them.
What is going ON over there.
The complaint form Ofcom says you should use to report websites for violations of the #OnlineSafetyAct does not allow you to enter URLs, because it might be illegal for Ofcom to look at them.
What is going ON over there.
The complaint form Ofcom says you should use to report websites for violations of the #OnlineSafetyAct does not allow you to enter URLs, because it might be illegal for Ofcom to look at them.
What is going ON over there.
VPNs aren’t a meaningful threat to age assurance.
⚫ 6–12 year olds are very unlikely to use them, due to technological and economic barriers.
⚫ Older teens already know other workarounds. For these teenagers educational rather than ineffectve technical interventions might be more appropriate.
⚫ Adults use VPNs as they don’t trust unregulated age assurance providers with their personal data.
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA#VPN#VPNs #privacy #cybersecurity #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
VPNs protect families, businesses and democracy.
They keep NHS data secure, help parents manage online risks, and give people in repressive states access to news.
Treating VPNs as a “problem” is misguided. Attacking them is an exercise in throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Efforts should focus on educational measures for young people and regulating the age verification industry.
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA#VPN#VPNs #privacy #cybersecurity #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
VPNs must not face the chop 🚫
Next week the UK House of Lords will debate whether VPNs undermine the Online Safety Act.
Banning or blocking VPNs will shatter security, privacy and free expression in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.
Read our briefing ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #VPN #VPNs #privacy #cybersecurity #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #ageverification
VPNs aren’t a meaningful threat to age assurance.
⚫ 6–12 year olds are very unlikely to use them, due to technological and economic barriers.
⚫ Older teens already know other workarounds. For these teenagers educational rather than ineffectve technical interventions might be more appropriate.
⚫ Adults use VPNs as they don’t trust unregulated age assurance providers with their personal data.
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA#VPN#VPNs #privacy #cybersecurity #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
VPNs must not face the chop 🚫
Next week the UK House of Lords will debate whether VPNs undermine the Online Safety Act.
Banning or blocking VPNs will shatter security, privacy and free expression in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.
Read our briefing ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #VPN #VPNs #privacy #cybersecurity #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #ageverification
The UK Online Safety Act is ballooning in scope.
Bumping up 'self-harm' content as a priority offence means these sort of posts will be stripped from social media for adults and kids.
ORG's @JamesBaker explains how this change to the law will result in therapeutic or support content being censored.
Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/gQq5ccfPvw3ibzt1EwNMuX
#OnlineSafetyAct#OSA #onlinesafety #freespeech #freedomofexpression #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
The UK Online Safety Act is a badly designed, overblown law that's laying waste to content online.
The government must address the threats to freedom of expression from over-moderation, not use Henry VIII powers to extend its scope.
Write to your MP ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working
#OnlineSafetyAct#OSA #onlinesafety #freespeech #freedomofexpression #ukpol #ukpolitics #censorship
The UK Online Safety Act is ballooning in scope.
Bumping up 'self-harm' content as a priority offence means these sort of posts will be stripped from social media for adults and kids.
ORG's @JamesBaker explains how this change to the law will result in therapeutic or support content being censored.
Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/gQq5ccfPvw3ibzt1EwNMuX
#OnlineSafetyAct#OSA #onlinesafety #freespeech #freedomofexpression #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
Censorship creeps onwards 🤐
Ignoring issues with the UK Online Safety Act, the government is using Henry VIII powers to engulf more content.
Aimed at blocking 'self-harm' content, algorithms will misidentify support resources and content will vanish behind age gates.
https://www.digit.fyi/uk-gov-to-toughen-online-safety-act-against-self-harm-content/
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #freespeech #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
Censorship creeps onwards 🤐
Ignoring issues with the UK Online Safety Act, the government is using Henry VIII powers to engulf more content.
Aimed at blocking 'self-harm' content, algorithms will misidentify support resources and content will vanish behind age gates.
https://www.digit.fyi/uk-gov-to-toughen-online-safety-act-against-self-harm-content/
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #freespeech #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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