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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Character.ai to bar children under 18 from using its chatbots

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/technology/characterai-underage-users.html

#HackerNews #CharacterAI #Chatbots #Children #Ban #Under18 #OnlineSafety

https://www.nytimes.com

Character.AI to Bar Children Under 18 From Using Its Chatbots

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Hacker News
@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Aggressive bots ruined my weekend

https://herman.bearblog.dev/agressive-bots/

#HackerNews #AggressiveBots #RuinedWeekend #WeekendWoes #BotProblems #TechNews #OnlineSafety

Herman's blog

Aggressive bots ruined my weekend

The web-scraping arm race continues
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@roost.tools@bsky.brid.gy  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Looking forward to a great panel tomorrow at the @parispeaceforum.bsky.social Forum, hosted by ROOST President, @camillefrancois.bsky.social. Stay tuned for more! #onlinesafety #AI #AItransparency #opensource #trustandsafety #techforgood

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@roost.tools@bsky.brid.gy  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Looking forward to a great panel tomorrow at the @parispeaceforum.bsky.social Forum, hosted by ROOST President, @camillefrancois.bsky.social. Stay tuned for more! #onlinesafety #AI #AItransparency #opensource #trustandsafety #techforgood

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Hacker News
@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

My Domain Was Poached by a Cambodian

https://davidnicholaswilliams.com/my-domain-was-poached/

#HackerNews #DomainPoaching #CambodianDomain #Cybersecurity #OnlineSafety #DomainTheft

David Nicholas Williams

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Alec Muffett
@alecmuffett@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Ofcom Tea Party: 4Chan Lawyer publishes Ofcom correspondence, British regulator claims “sovereign immunity” to defend itself – and sovereign powers to regulate foreign companies
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117792
#4chan #OfcomFiles #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #PrestonByrne #censorship #ofcom #surveillance

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@alecmuffett@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Ofcom Tea Party: 4Chan Lawyer publishes Ofcom correspondence, British regulator claims “sovereign immunity” to defend itself – and sovereign powers to regulate foreign companies
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117792
#4chan #OfcomFiles #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #PrestonByrne #censorship #ofcom #surveillance

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Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Activists will feel the brunt of censorship.

The ban on Palestine Action has been used to justify the arrests of people protesting the war in Gaza or the ban itself.

Similarly, posts relating to Palestine could be censored as 'terrorist' content under Ofcom's (UK) proposals.

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Ofcom risks installing a production line of political censorship under the UK Online Safety Act.

One that will knock dissent off our feeds in real time under a vague and unpredictable system.

Tell Ofcom to defend online protest! Reply by 20 October ⏰

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/online-safety-act-consultation-threat-protest-and-political-content

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group

Online Safety Act consultation : Threat to protest and political content

The Online Safety Act The Online Safety Act (OSA) has given Ofcom powers over what we say, see and do online. Services have to comply with a large set of complicated rules and regulations. They risk heavy fines and even imprisonment if they don't comply. Crackdown on protest and political speech Here’s what’s coming in this consultation: 1) AI scanning for 'illegal' content Tech platforms will be forced to scan posts for 'illegal' content and remove it before it's even published.
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Proactive scanning will go further and faster at silencing dissent.

Under the UK's broad definition of terrorism, automated filters will have to scan for ‘damage to property' and remove such posts as 'illegal' content.

So this flawed system will impact environmental activism.

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Political content could also get digitally kettled under Ofcom's proposals (UK):

🔴 Deprioritise posts flagged as potentially 'illegal' from algorithmic feeds until reviewed.

🔴 New police powers to restrict the sharing of content during a 'crisis' that could be misused on protests.

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Political content could also get digitally kettled under Ofcom's proposals (UK):

🔴 Deprioritise posts flagged as potentially 'illegal' from algorithmic feeds until reviewed.

🔴 New police powers to restrict the sharing of content during a 'crisis' that could be misused on protests.

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Livestreaming and social media are essential for activism.

From the Hong Kong protests to Black Lives Matter, social media has provided real-time coverage to challenge official narratives and inform public debate.

Protest crackdowns must not be mirrored in content takedowns.

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Ofcom (UK) wants to scan and scrub ‘illegal’ content from social media.

It’ll be for platforms to decide how this will be automated, leaving us clueless about what will get removed.

As algorithms are dumb to context or nuance, legal speech will get swept up in the auto-purge.

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Activists will feel the brunt of censorship.

The ban on Palestine Action has been used to justify the arrests of people protesting the war in Gaza or the ban itself.

Similarly, posts relating to Palestine could be censored as 'terrorist' content under Ofcom's (UK) proposals.

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Activists will feel the brunt of censorship.

The ban on Palestine Action has been used to justify the arrests of people protesting the war in Gaza or the ban itself.

Similarly, posts relating to Palestine could be censored as 'terrorist' content under Ofcom's (UK) proposals.

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Proactive scanning will go further and faster at silencing dissent.

Under the UK's broad definition of terrorism, automated filters will have to scan for ‘damage to property' and remove such posts as 'illegal' content.

So this flawed system will impact environmental activism.

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Ofcom (UK) wants to scan and scrub ‘illegal’ content from social media.

It’ll be for platforms to decide how this will be automated, leaving us clueless about what will get removed.

As algorithms are dumb to context or nuance, legal speech will get swept up in the auto-purge.

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Ofcom risks installing a production line of political censorship under the UK Online Safety Act.

One that will knock dissent off our feeds in real time under a vague and unpredictable system.

Tell Ofcom to defend online protest! Reply by 20 October ⏰

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/online-safety-act-consultation-threat-protest-and-political-content

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group

Online Safety Act consultation : Threat to protest and political content

The Online Safety Act The Online Safety Act (OSA) has given Ofcom powers over what we say, see and do online. Services have to comply with a large set of complicated rules and regulations. They risk heavy fines and even imprisonment if they don't comply. Crackdown on protest and political speech Here’s what’s coming in this consultation: 1) AI scanning for 'illegal' content Tech platforms will be forced to scan posts for 'illegal' content and remove it before it's even published.
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Alec Muffett
@alecmuffett@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Online Safety Act consultation : Threat to protest and political content | Open Rights Group
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117529
#OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #OpenRightsGroup #censorship #surveillance

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Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The limit does not exist when it comes to the UK Online Safety Act.

Ofcom is pushing at the edges of this law to age-gate livestreaming. This will prevent young content creators from engaging with audiences and put a lid on self-expression.

Find out more in our latest blog by @jim ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/online-safety-act-comes-for-livestreaming/

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #osa #ofcom #freedomofexpression #livestreaming #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group

The Online Safety Act is Coming for Livestreaming

Ofcom has launched a blandly titled consultation on “Additional Safety Measures” designed to implement the next round of duties within the Online Safety Act (OSA).
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Ofcom is flexing its powers in the UK Online Safety Act to impose age verification on anyone who livestreams.

That means locking down accounts of under-18s and forcing everyone else to submit to privacy intrusive age checks.

We can't allow the Online Safety Act to ransom your privacy for free speech.

Reply to the consultation ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/online-safety-act-consultation-livestreaming-content-scanning-and-takedowns

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #osa #ofcom #freedomofexpression #livestreaming #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group

Online Safety Act consultation on livestreaming, content scanning and takedowns

The Online Safety Act The Online Safety Act (OSA) has given Ofcom powers over what we say, see and do online. Services have to comply with a large set of complicated rules and regulations. They risk heavy fines and even imprisonment if they don't comply. Under the Act there is a duty for services to 'have regard to' freedom of expression issues. But this is too weak. The Act is now restricting lawful speech and blocking vital information. We need a law that protects our human rights, not undermines them.
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Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The limit does not exist when it comes to the UK Online Safety Act.

Ofcom is pushing at the edges of this law to age-gate livestreaming. This will prevent young content creators from engaging with audiences and put a lid on self-expression.

Find out more in our latest blog by @jim ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/online-safety-act-comes-for-livestreaming/

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #osa #ofcom #freedomofexpression #livestreaming #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group

The Online Safety Act is Coming for Livestreaming

Ofcom has launched a blandly titled consultation on “Additional Safety Measures” designed to implement the next round of duties within the Online Safety Act (OSA).
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@alecmuffett@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Online Safety Act consultation : Threat to protest and political content | Open Rights Group
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117529
#OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #OpenRightsGroup #censorship #surveillance

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