@openrightsgroup @JamesBaker

Is the fediverse too small and how will this law apply to (#)ActivityPub?

Imagine the government going "well, to continue hosting your Mastodon instance in the UK you must de-federate with x instance and y instance both of which are on our blacklist)

#fediverse#ActivityPub #speculation

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.
@openrightsgroup @JamesBaker

Is the fediverse too small and how will this law apply to (#)ActivityPub?

Imagine the government going "well, to continue hosting your Mastodon instance in the UK you must de-federate with x instance and y instance both of which are on our blacklist)

#fediverse#ActivityPub #speculation