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

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

"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

Problemulv
Problemulv boosted

Svar til digitaliseringsministeriet (1/2)

Hej,

Jeg forstår

"For at opnå høj sikkerhed om den kommende app for aldersverifikation er det et krav, at appens integritet sikres, så der fx ikke kan laves falske apps."

sådan at I påtænker at bruge google play integrity api, og den tilsvarende funktion hos apple.

Dette er jo et problem for alle der ikke ønsker at lade sine data misbruge af google, eller overgive sig til den uønskede kommercielle overvågning fra nogen af de amerikanske big-tech-selskaber.

Det rigtige at gøre er selvfølgelig at I frigiver appen som open source og publicere den (også) via F-Droid, så den bliver tilgængelig for kritiske brugere også. Med F-Droid kan i bruge 'reproducible builds' og deres verification funktion til at sikre at jeres app er intakt, se https://f-droid.org/docs/Reproducible_Builds/

Dette er et svar på denne tekst: https://alundnc.dynv6.net/index.php/s/Gy6qt5x8prRjSsE

#privacy #fdroid #dkpol #eupol #aldersverifikaiton #ageverification

Svar til digitaliseringsministeriet (1/2)

Hej,

Jeg forstår

"For at opnå høj sikkerhed om den kommende app for aldersverifikation er det et krav, at appens integritet sikres, så der fx ikke kan laves falske apps."

sådan at I påtænker at bruge google play integrity api, og den tilsvarende funktion hos apple.

Dette er jo et problem for alle der ikke ønsker at lade sine data misbruge af google, eller overgive sig til den uønskede kommercielle overvågning fra nogen af de amerikanske big-tech-selskaber.

Det rigtige at gøre er selvfølgelig at I frigiver appen som open source og publicere den (også) via F-Droid, så den bliver tilgængelig for kritiske brugere også. Med F-Droid kan i bruge 'reproducible builds' og deres verification funktion til at sikre at jeres app er intakt, se https://f-droid.org/docs/Reproducible_Builds/

Dette er et svar på denne tekst: https://alundnc.dynv6.net/index.php/s/Gy6qt5x8prRjSsE

#privacy #fdroid #dkpol #eupol #aldersverifikaiton #ageverification

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

I'm a bit confused about some of the discourse around Bluesky having to comply with Mississippi laws.

Does it really matter to what degree they're "truly" decentralized?

Forums and fediverse servers have shut down/geo-blocked people in UK in response to UK's Online Safety Act.

https://onlinesafetyact.co.uk/in_memoriam/

I figured it's mostly fediverse servers being too small that helps them avoid having to comply. Anyone talking about how this affects mastodon.social?

#AgeVerification#Mississippi#MississippiAgeVerification #bluesky #fediverse

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

Strypey
Strypey boosted

Teens are left in the dark when it comes to getting support or news online.

Adults have to stay in the soft play area unless they scatter their ID or biometrics across the Internet.

The UK Online Safety Act is a shoddy law.

Tell your MP it’s gotta change ⬇️

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

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #ageverification #freespeech #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

Teens are locked out of parts of the Internet by the age gate that the UK Online Safety Act has imposed 🚧

Don't believe the hype: it goes way beyond the headlines of porn.

From health advice to memes, sites are over-moderating content or completely blocking under 18s to avoid the duties imposed by the Act.

ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker explain it all.

Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/hRyeN5WiKz4WcsnMTKMu8x

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #freespeech #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol #osa

Teens are left in the dark when it comes to getting support or news online.

Adults have to stay in the soft play area unless they scatter their ID or biometrics across the Internet.

The UK Online Safety Act is a shoddy law.

Tell your MP it’s gotta change ⬇️

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

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #ageverification #freespeech #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

Teens are locked out of parts of the Internet by the age gate that the UK Online Safety Act has imposed 🚧

Don't believe the hype: it goes way beyond the headlines of porn.

From health advice to memes, sites are over-moderating content or completely blocking under 18s to avoid the duties imposed by the Act.

ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker explain it all.

Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/hRyeN5WiKz4WcsnMTKMu8x

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #freespeech #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol #osa

In case you are falsely feeling protected outside of Europe:

Chat Control doesn't just concern Europeans. It concerns all of us.

These kind of regulations will come for all of us, everywhere, if we do not ALL push against it everywhere.

If you do not understand how this is all intertwined, I invite you to read more privacy news and in-depth analysis. Because we must all support each other's privacy fights.

Privacy is a human right 💚

Fight for a better world, together ✊🌍

#ChatControl#AgeVerification#DataMinimization#HumanRights#DigitalRights#Privacy#Encryption#E2EE#RootForE2EE 🎉