Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The UK Online Safety Act is a badly designed, overblown piece of legislation that's laying waste to content online.

Ofcom must take stock of these threats to freedom of expression in their guidance and Parliament must reform the Act.

Write to your MP ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working

#OnlineSafetyAct#OnlineSafety #osa #censorship #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #privacy
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The UK Online Safety Act is an unworkable mess 💩

Can it be changed? And if so, is there the political will to do it?

Instead of doubling down on more censorship, Ofcom and the government must take steps to protect freedom of expression.

ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker discuss.

Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/qi2DNB98c1C2Ny7Kg1Zg4v

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #ukpol #ukpolitics #freespeech #freeexpression #freedomofexpression #censorship #ofcom #privacy
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

How do you solve a problem like the UK Online Safety Act? 😵‍💫

ORG is calling for a rights-based approach.

One that limits the scope of the OSA to minimise threats to free expression and regulates the age verification industry to protect privacy.

Here’s how ⬇️

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

#OnlineSafetyAct#OnlineSafety #osa #freespeech #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #censorship #ageverification
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The UK Online Safety Act is a badly designed, overblown piece of legislation that's laying waste to content online.

Ofcom must take stock of these threats to freedom of expression in their guidance and Parliament must reform the Act.

Write to your MP ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working

#OnlineSafetyAct#OnlineSafety #osa #censorship #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #privacy
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The UK Online Safety Act is an unworkable mess 💩

Can it be changed? And if so, is there the political will to do it?

Instead of doubling down on more censorship, Ofcom and the government must take steps to protect freedom of expression.

ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker discuss.

Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/qi2DNB98c1C2Ny7Kg1Zg4v

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #ukpol #ukpolitics #freespeech #freeexpression #freedomofexpression #censorship #ofcom #privacy
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

How do you solve a problem like the UK Online Safety Act? 😵‍💫

ORG is calling for a rights-based approach.

One that limits the scope of the OSA to minimise threats to free expression and regulates the age verification industry to protect privacy.

Here’s how ⬇️

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

#OnlineSafetyAct#OnlineSafety #osa #freespeech #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #censorship #ageverification
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The UK Online Safety Act is an unworkable mess 💩

Can it be changed? And if so, is there the political will to do it?

Instead of doubling down on more censorship, Ofcom and the government must take steps to protect freedom of expression.

ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker discuss.

Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/qi2DNB98c1C2Ny7Kg1Zg4v

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #ukpol #ukpolitics #freespeech #freeexpression #freedomofexpression #censorship #ofcom #privacy
Stefan Bohacek
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

"None of the large fediverse servers have so far complied, neither with the UK’s Online Safety Act, nor with this new Mississippi regulation. I am very much not a laywer, but neither laws have clear exceptions that would apply to Mastodon servers as far as I can tell."

https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/115096201665327235

#fediverse#SocialMedia#AgeVerification#MississippiAgeVerification#OnlineSafetyAct
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Content takedowns under the UK Online Safety Act could go further ⚠️

Damaging free expression has knock-on effects. It limits what we get to know about in the public interest and how we can hold power to account.

ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker discuss the impact on live-streaming.

Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/a34kKNvs3iyAUTSQSofwX7

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression #freespeech #freeexpression #censorship #ofcom
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Content takedowns under the UK Online Safety Act could go further ⚠️

Damaging free expression has knock-on effects. It limits what we get to know about in the public interest and how we can hold power to account.

ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker discuss the impact on live-streaming.

Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/a34kKNvs3iyAUTSQSofwX7

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression #freespeech #freeexpression #censorship #ofcom
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

The UK regulator Ofcom is consulting on the use of proactive tech to scan, check and remove content before people even see it.

Combined with the weak protection for free expression in the Online Safety Act, the UK public risk facing widespread censorship online.

Tell your MP it has to change ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #freespeech #freedomofexpression #freeexpression #censorship
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Content takedowns under the UK Online Safety Act could go further ⚠️

Damaging free expression has knock-on effects. It limits what we get to know about in the public interest and how we can hold power to account.

ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker discuss the impact on live-streaming.

Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/a34kKNvs3iyAUTSQSofwX7

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression #freespeech #freeexpression #censorship #ofcom
Matt Brunt
@brunty@brunty.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
An excerpt of text from an article saying: Luckily, we don’t have to imagine the scene because the High Court judgment details the last government’s reaction when it discovered this potentially rather large flaw. First, we are told, the relevant secretary of state (Michelle Donelan) expressed “concern” that the legislation might whack sites such as Amazon instead of Pornhub. In response, officials explained that the regulation in question was “not primarily aimed at … the protection of children”, but was about regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse”, a phrase that rather gives away the political thinking behind the act. They suggested asking Ofcom to think again and the minister agreed.
An excerpt of text from an article saying: Luckily, we don’t have to imagine the scene because the High Court judgment details the last government’s reaction when it discovered this potentially rather large flaw. First, we are told, the relevant secretary of state (Michelle Donelan) expressed “concern” that the legislation might whack sites such as Amazon instead of Pornhub. In response, officials explained that the regulation in question was “not primarily aimed at … the protection of children”, but was about regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse”, a phrase that rather gives away the political thinking behind the act. They suggested asking Ofcom to think again and the minister agreed.
An excerpt of text from an article saying: Luckily, we don’t have to imagine the scene because the High Court judgment details the last government’s reaction when it discovered this potentially rather large flaw. First, we are told, the relevant secretary of state (Michelle Donelan) expressed “concern” that the legislation might whack sites such as Amazon instead of Pornhub. In response, officials explained that the regulation in question was “not primarily aimed at … the protection of children”, but was about regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse”, a phrase that rather gives away the political thinking behind the act. They suggested asking Ofcom to think again and the minister agreed.
Matt Brunt
@brunty@brunty.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
An excerpt of text from an article saying: Luckily, we don’t have to imagine the scene because the High Court judgment details the last government’s reaction when it discovered this potentially rather large flaw. First, we are told, the relevant secretary of state (Michelle Donelan) expressed “concern” that the legislation might whack sites such as Amazon instead of Pornhub. In response, officials explained that the regulation in question was “not primarily aimed at … the protection of children”, but was about regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse”, a phrase that rather gives away the political thinking behind the act. They suggested asking Ofcom to think again and the minister agreed.
An excerpt of text from an article saying: Luckily, we don’t have to imagine the scene because the High Court judgment details the last government’s reaction when it discovered this potentially rather large flaw. First, we are told, the relevant secretary of state (Michelle Donelan) expressed “concern” that the legislation might whack sites such as Amazon instead of Pornhub. In response, officials explained that the regulation in question was “not primarily aimed at … the protection of children”, but was about regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse”, a phrase that rather gives away the political thinking behind the act. They suggested asking Ofcom to think again and the minister agreed.
An excerpt of text from an article saying: Luckily, we don’t have to imagine the scene because the High Court judgment details the last government’s reaction when it discovered this potentially rather large flaw. First, we are told, the relevant secretary of state (Michelle Donelan) expressed “concern” that the legislation might whack sites such as Amazon instead of Pornhub. In response, officials explained that the regulation in question was “not primarily aimed at … the protection of children”, but was about regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse”, a phrase that rather gives away the political thinking behind the act. They suggested asking Ofcom to think again and the minister agreed.
🏳️‍🌈🎃🇧🇷Luana🇧🇷🎃🏳️‍🌈
@luana@wetdry.world  ·  activity timestamp last week

Any good articles on everything bad about age verification and the lack of privacy they bring and stuff, and why it’s a bad idea to give websites your ID or let the government know every website you use?

Yes there are plenty of fedi toots talking about this but I want like a single link I can easily send people when they defend this shit.

#AgeVerification#OnlineSafetyAct
🏳️‍🌈🎃🇧🇷Luana🇧🇷🎃🏳️‍🌈
@luana@wetdry.world  ·  activity timestamp last week

Any good articles on everything bad about age verification and the lack of privacy they bring and stuff, and why it’s a bad idea to give websites your ID or let the government know every website you use?

Yes there are plenty of fedi toots talking about this but I want like a single link I can easily send people when they defend this shit.

#AgeVerification#OnlineSafetyAct
macfranc
@macfranc@poliversity.it  ·  activity timestamp last week

4chan sfida l’Online Safety Act britannico: non intendono pagare le eventuali multe

Lo studio legale Byrne & Storm ha dichiarato alla BBC che #4chan si rifiuterà categoricamente di pagare le sanzioni imposte da Ofcom per violazione dell' #OnlineSafetyAct.
La piattaforma americana si trincea dietro il Primo Emendamento, preparandosi a far valere negli USA il principio di non applicabilità extraterritoriale della normativa britannica.
Ofcom ha emesso una notifica provvisoria di violazione per il non aver adempiuto a due richieste di informazioni mentre indagava sulle misure di protezione degli utenti britannici.
L'autorità di regolamentazione brandisce armi pesanti: può ordinare il blocco dei servizi o dei pagamenti UK (oh no 💸) mentre oltreoceano alcuni commentatori americani denunciano lo squilibrio tra libertà di espressione e sicurezza online (da che pulpito).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq68j5g2nr1o

@eticadigitale
macfranc
@macfranc@poliversity.it  ·  activity timestamp last week

4chan sfida l’Online Safety Act britannico: non intendono pagare le eventuali multe

Lo studio legale Byrne & Storm ha dichiarato alla BBC che #4chan si rifiuterà categoricamente di pagare le sanzioni imposte da Ofcom per violazione dell' #OnlineSafetyAct.
La piattaforma americana si trincea dietro il Primo Emendamento, preparandosi a far valere negli USA il principio di non applicabilità extraterritoriale della normativa britannica.
Ofcom ha emesso una notifica provvisoria di violazione per il non aver adempiuto a due richieste di informazioni mentre indagava sulle misure di protezione degli utenti britannici.
L'autorità di regolamentazione brandisce armi pesanti: può ordinare il blocco dei servizi o dei pagamenti UK (oh no 💸) mentre oltreoceano alcuni commentatori americani denunciano lo squilibrio tra libertà di espressione e sicurezza online (da che pulpito).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq68j5g2nr1o

@eticadigitale
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp last week

The UK Online Safety Act is trashing free speech 👁️‍🗨️

Automated filters designed to blot out 'illegal' content will result in over-moderation.

This has serious consequences, particularly when combined with the proscription of Palestine Action.

Hear from ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker.

➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/u7J4aHLHLXVsq8xKye5Ub7

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #freespeech #freedomofexpression#PalestineAction #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
Informa Pirata
@informapirata@poliverso.org  ·  activity timestamp last week

L'Online Safety Act del Regno Unito riguarda la censura, non la sicurezza. L'articolo di Paige Collings mette in guardia gli USA dalla pericolosa cazzata che sta facendo Londra

@eticadigitale

L'attuazione dell' #OnlineSafetyAct del Regno Unito sta fornendo agli utenti di Internet di tutto il mondo, compresi quelli degli stati degli Stati Uniti che si stanno muovendo per promulgare le proprie leggi sulla verifica dell'età, la prova in tempo reale che tali leggi violano il diritto di tutti di parlare, leggere e guardare liberamente.

La corsa del Regno Unito per trovare un metodo efficace di verifica dell'età sottolinea che non ne esiste uno, ed è giunto il momento che i politici di tutto il mondo prendano sul serio la questione, soprattutto quelli che stanno valutando leggi simili negli Stati Uniti.

theregister.com/2025/08/21/the…
Informa Pirata
@informapirata@poliverso.org  ·  activity timestamp last week

L'Online Safety Act del Regno Unito riguarda la censura, non la sicurezza. L'articolo di Paige Collings mette in guardia gli USA dalla pericolosa cazzata che sta facendo Londra

@eticadigitale

L'attuazione dell' #OnlineSafetyAct del Regno Unito sta fornendo agli utenti di Internet di tutto il mondo, compresi quelli degli stati degli Stati Uniti che si stanno muovendo per promulgare le proprie leggi sulla verifica dell'età, la prova in tempo reale che tali leggi violano il diritto di tutti di parlare, leggere e guardare liberamente.

La corsa del Regno Unito per trovare un metodo efficace di verifica dell'età sottolinea che non ne esiste uno, ed è giunto il momento che i politici di tutto il mondo prendano sul serio la questione, soprattutto quelli che stanno valutando leggi simili negli Stati Uniti.

theregister.com/2025/08/21/the…
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp last week

The UK Online Safety Act is trashing free speech 👁️‍🗨️

Automated filters designed to blot out 'illegal' content will result in over-moderation.

This has serious consequences, particularly when combined with the proscription of Palestine Action.

Hear from ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker.

➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/u7J4aHLHLXVsq8xKye5Ub7

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #freespeech #freedomofexpression#PalestineAction #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Algorithms will hyperactively dredge feeds of what's 'illegal' before people even see it.

Platforms will over-moderate, rather than face penalties.

The impact on protest and debate is far-reaching when up against automated censorship.

Write to your MP (UK) ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol