@neil hope you are feeling better! - just out of interest how does the #OSA apply to say a small internet host based in the UK. Does the responsibility extended down to the host providing the server which then has say a forum on it or does the responsibility lie with the user of the server who runs the forum?
Aral Balkan
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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
Aral Balkan
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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 ⏰
#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ⏰
#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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
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 ⬇️
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #osa #ofcom #freedomofexpression #livestreaming #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol
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
Jim Killock
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Ofcom's latest proposals would mean that:
🔴 Lawful activism could be censored as it happens.
🔴 Content about Palestine may auto-delete from your feeds.
🔴 The police can clampdown on protest online.
With proactive scanning of content, political censorship under the Online Safety Act is potentially boundless.
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #OSA #censorship #ofcom #freedomofexpression #palestineaction #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Jim Killock
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Don't let activism blink out of sight!
Ofcom (UK) wants all social posts to be scanned for 'illegal' content before they appear in our feeds.
And the AI doing it will go OTT. Posts about protest could get removed or suppressed as the UK Online Safety Act expands even further.
Say no to more censorship ⬇️
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #OSA #censorship #ofcom #freedomofexpression #palestineaction #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Ofcom's latest proposals would mean that:
🔴 Lawful activism could be censored as it happens.
🔴 Content about Palestine may auto-delete from your feeds.
🔴 The police can clampdown on protest online.
With proactive scanning of content, political censorship under the Online Safety Act is potentially boundless.
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #OSA #censorship #ofcom #freedomofexpression #palestineaction #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Don't let activism blink out of sight!
Ofcom (UK) wants all social posts to be scanned for 'illegal' content before they appear in our feeds.
And the AI doing it will go OTT. Posts about protest could get removed or suppressed as the UK Online Safety Act expands even further.
Say no to more censorship ⬇️
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #OSA #censorship #ofcom #freedomofexpression #palestineaction #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Terror powers to proscribe organisations like Palestine Action or Just Stop Oil will be enforced through the Online Safety Act.
As we've seen from the heavy-handed policing of protests about Palestine Action, proactive scanning will over-remove protest content as automated filters can't understand context or nuance.
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #OSA #censorship #ofcom #freedomofexpression #palestineaction #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Ofcom (UK) could disconnect livestreamers from audiences.
New age verification proposals mean anyone who doesn't prove they're over 18 will be cut off from comments, reactions, recordings or gifts on their streams.
Tell the consultation: no more censorship ⬇️
#onlinesafetyact #ofcom #onlinesafety #osa #freedomofexpression #livestreaming #ukpolitics #ukpol
Dave V. ND9JR
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Well, that didn't take very long.
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/07/discord-data-breach-proof-of-age-id-leaked
Well, that didn't take very long.
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/07/discord-data-breach-proof-of-age-id-leaked