Wikimedia won't comply with the Online Safety Bill's age checks of its UK readers or contributors, citing the foundation's “commitment to collect minimal data”
“Wikipedia will not perform #OnlineSafetyBill age checks” — I had a long chat with Chris at the BBC about this, wondering how many other popular sites will be stifled or incentivised to abandon UK users. …
Wikipedia having to age verify in UK is an unlikely outcome of the #OnlineSafetyBill. But the fact this story needs running illustrates the OSB's various missteps. Only platforms with dedicated carve-outs, compliance capacity, or cowboy attitudes can cope with the consequences 🧵 …
It's ironic that governments complain about privacy practices of big tech only to make privacy violations the law by mandating sites must verify the ages of users. Wikipedia has said it won't comply with such laws. After encryption this is the next battle https://www.bbc.com/...