I will need to see the actual notices, and their reasoning, to see how far the ICO considers that this extends.

A double-whammy of #AgeVerification expectations under both the UK #OnlineSafetyAct and data protection frameworks?

I will be interested to see what made "consent" the only available lawful basis for the processing.

Many #UK Users Soon Won't Be Able to Access #Pornhub

https://www.404media.co/uk-pornhub-blocked-age-verification-vpn/

#nsfw #porn #privacy #OnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification

The UK government may be looking to ban VPNs for children, effectively undermining the privacy they offer for everyone else - including adults. I've signed a petition to get them to reconsider this position. If you are a UK citizen, you can sign too: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408

#UKPol #OnlineSafetyAct #Politics #Privacy

The UK government may be looking to ban VPNs for children, effectively undermining the privacy they offer for everyone else - including adults. I've signed a petition to get them to reconsider this position. If you are a UK citizen, you can sign too: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408

#UKPol #OnlineSafetyAct #Politics #Privacy

@evacide @mshelton

Signal is centralised and was attempted backdoored by the uks online safety bill and saved by signal threatening to walk. Simplex is open source and quantum resistant e2ee like signal and also has its secret group chats and metadata protection like Signal but SimpleX is also decentralised with ip protection, tor support, no persistent id basically "a burner phone for every contact"
Signals centralisation also makes it more vulnerable to total censorship, all you need to do is block signals domains, being a decentralised network SimplexChat has no single point of failure to censor and anyone can run their own relay node

#PSA #E2EE #Privacy #Encryption #Anonymity #Signal #SimpleX #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #Censorship

Hidden within the UK Online Safety Act is the spy clause that threatens encryption on messaging apps.

As ORG's James Baker says, Ofcom "may be waiting to see what happens in Europe with the Chat Control proposal, because it’s quite hard for the UK to go alone.”

We spoke to Computer Weekly about some of the privacy threats coming up in 2026 ⬇️

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366636751/Privacy-will-be-under-unprecedented-attack-in-2026

#e2ee #encryption #ofcom #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol

Hidden within the UK Online Safety Act is the spy clause that threatens encryption on messaging apps.

As ORG's James Baker says, Ofcom "may be waiting to see what happens in Europe with the Chat Control proposal, because it’s quite hard for the UK to go alone.”

We spoke to Computer Weekly about some of the privacy threats coming up in 2026 ⬇️

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366636751/Privacy-will-be-under-unprecedented-attack-in-2026

#e2ee #encryption #ofcom #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol

ORG spoke out against criminalising free expression under the UK Prevent Duty.

An expanding definition of terrorism threatens racialised communities who are disproportionately targeted by a programme that hides surveillance behind safeguarding.

Read more ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/prevent-duty-redefining-terrorism-in-the-wake-of-southport-attacks/

#ORG2025 #digitalrights #OnlineSafetyAct #PalestineAction #freedomofexpression #protest #ukpolitics #ukpol #Prevent

The UK Online Safety Act does nothing to challenge the dominance of Big Tech.

Government needs to use competition powers so we can choose moderation engines and switch social media provider without losing our networks.

Read our interoperability report ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/making-platforms-accountable-empowering-users-and-creating-safety/

#ORG2025 #digitalrights #OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #privacy #ageverification #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #fediverse

ORG spoke out against criminalising free expression under the UK Prevent Duty.

An expanding definition of terrorism threatens racialised communities who are disproportionately targeted by a programme that hides surveillance behind safeguarding.

Read more ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/prevent-duty-redefining-terrorism-in-the-wake-of-southport-attacks/

#ORG2025 #digitalrights #OnlineSafetyAct #PalestineAction #freedomofexpression #protest #ukpolitics #ukpol #Prevent

ORG warned that lawful posts about Palestine could be wrongly removed in light of the ban on Palestine Action and overly broad definitions of terrorism.

The UK Online Safety Act must not be a vehicle to suppress political protest.

Read more ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/human-rights-defenders-raise-concerns-that-online-safety-act-will-lead-to-censorship-of-palestine-protest/

#ORG2025 #digitalrights #OnlineSafetyAct #PalestineAction #freedomofexpression #protest #ukpolitics #ukpol

Political protest came under attack during 2025 🤐

ORG raised the alarm that platforms could be pushed to suppress critical voices, journalism and social movements according to their duty to remove 'illegal' content under the UK Online Safety Act.

Find out more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/banning-palestine-action-how-the-uk-government-is-silencing-dissent/

#ORG2025 #digitalrights #OnlineSafetyAct #PalestineAction #freedomofexpression #protest #ukpolitics #ukpol

ORG warned the UK Parliament that VPNs must not face the chop.

Banning or age-gating VPNs will shatter security and free expression in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable by playing into the hands predators online.

Read more ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-briefing-warns-against-restricting-vpns/

#ORG2025 #digitalrights #OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #privacy #ageverification #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #vpn

The UK Online Safety Act does nothing to challenge the dominance of Big Tech.

Government needs to use competition powers so we can choose moderation engines and switch social media provider without losing our networks.

Read our interoperability report ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/making-platforms-accountable-empowering-users-and-creating-safety/

#ORG2025 #digitalrights #OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #privacy #ageverification #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #fediverse

The UK Online Safety Act is badly designed.

ORG published a report setting out a rights-based approach to fix it.

One that limits the scope of the Act to minimise threats to free expression, our privacy rights and small sites.

Read more ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/

#ORG2025 #digitalrights #OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #privacy #ageverification #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Small sites have been hit with onerous duties under the UK Online Safety Act. Many have shut down or geo-blocked the UK.

ORG published a guide through the regulatory maze of duties placed on online service providers by the Act and Ofcom.

Read more ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/online-safety-act-a-guide-for-organisations-working-with-the-act/

#ORG2025 #digitalrights #OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #privacy #ageverification #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

People have been forced to hand over personal data to unregulated age-verification companies to access content and app features way beyond porn.

The UK Online Safety Act put in place no regulatory standards for privacy or security.

We called for regulation ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/online-safety-act-org-calls-for-regulation-of-age-assurance-industry/

#ORG2025 #digitalrights #OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #privacy #ageverification #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

The UK Online Safety Act is a mess. MPs are debating the petition for its repeal now.

ORG calls for a rights-based approach:

Limit its scope to minimise threats to freedom of expression/small sites, and regulate age verification providers to protect privacy.

Read our briefing ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-online-safety-act-parliamentary-petition-debate/

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #freedomofexpression #privacy #censorship #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol