Blink and you’ll have never seen it in the first place 🫥

Age verification rules in the UK Online Safety Act are snapping parts of the Internet out of existence.

But it’s not what you think (porn)!

News on conflicts: GONE. Support for sexual health and smoking: GONE.

Watch as ORG’s @JamesBaker shows how censorship works ⬇️

#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #reddit #ageverification #vpn #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression

Video of James Baker, ORG Programme Manager, demonstrating how stop smoking subreddits are being blocked from view completely in the UK, compared with search results when using a VPN.
Video of James Baker, ORG Programme Manager, demonstrating how stop smoking subreddits are being blocked from view completely in the UK, compared with search results when using a VPN.

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, dangerous 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 #ageverification #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship #freeexpression

The UK Online Safety Act is a badly designed, overblown piece of legislation.

Age verification was plonked in without a care for how it was regulated or its excessive reach.

From Reddit to Spotify, UK users are faced with a Faustian bargain: surrender privacy for free expression.

It’s a disaster.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship #osa

ORG warned of the dangers and pitfalls contained in the UK Online Safety Bill.

We call 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.

Here’s how ⬇️

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

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship #osa

With over 420k people signing a petition to repeal the UK Online Safety Act, it’s clear that MPs need to fix this mess!

Rather than protect children, millions of adults are facing widespread censorship and threats to their privacy.

Write to your MP now (UK) ⬇️

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

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

The UK Online Safety Act is a badly designed, overblown piece of legislation.

Age verification was plonked in without a care for how it was regulated or its excessive reach.

From Reddit to Spotify, UK users are faced with a Faustian bargain: surrender privacy for free expression.

It’s a disaster.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship #osa

It’s not just that UK users have to face age verification checks with multiple uncertified providers.

People are being forced to open up accounts on the particular platform they’re trying to access at the same time.

The UK Online Safety Act has stimulated a data mining industry for the benefit of commercial interests.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

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An age wall has gone up online in the UK!

Chunks of the Internet are blotted out as ‘harmful’, not just porn.

That is unless we surrender our privacy to any number of unregulated age verification providers.

ORG’s @JamesBaker took part in the BBC Debate ⬇️

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-bfe8d0c8-c977-483c-a074-c15fafb654e8

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

It’s not just that UK users have to face age verification checks with multiple uncertified providers.

People are being forced to open up accounts on the particular platform they’re trying to access at the same time.

The UK Online Safety Act has stimulated a data mining industry for the benefit of commercial interests.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

Stand and deliver. Your data or your rights!

The UK Online Safety Act has created new opportunities for cyber criminals to scam and exploit people by building its house on sand.

The age assurance industry must be regulated now!

Sign our open letter ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-letter-dsit-regulating-age-assurance

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

The UK Online Safety Act has ushered in a market for age verification without regulating the industry 🤷‍♂️

Millions of UK users have to trade their sensitive data to access information or support that’s deemed ‘harmful’.

We compromise our digital rights with no regulatory standards for privacy or security.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

It’s not just that UK users have to face age verification checks with multiple uncertified providers.

People are being forced to open up accounts on the particular platform they’re trying to access at the same time.

The UK Online Safety Act has stimulated a data mining industry for the benefit of commercial interests.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

An age wall has gone up online in the UK!

Chunks of the Internet are blotted out as ‘harmful’, not just porn.

That is unless we surrender our privacy to any number of unregulated age verification providers.

ORG’s @JamesBaker took part in the BBC Debate ⬇️

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-bfe8d0c8-c977-483c-a074-c15fafb654e8

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

The UK Online Safety Act has ushered in a market for age verification without regulating the industry 🤷‍♂️

Millions of UK users have to trade their sensitive data to access information or support that’s deemed ‘harmful’.

We compromise our digital rights with no regulatory standards for privacy or security.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

An age wall has gone up online in the UK!

Chunks of the Internet are blotted out as ‘harmful’, not just porn.

That is unless we surrender our privacy to any number of unregulated age verification providers.

ORG’s @JamesBaker took part in the BBC Debate ⬇️

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-bfe8d0c8-c977-483c-a074-c15fafb654e8

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship