4chan and Kiwi Farms sue the UK's Ofcom in a US court over the Online Safety Act, saying they aren't subject to UK law, after Ofcom tried to fine and block them
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A UK judge dismisses Wikimedia's Online Safety Act challenge over requiring Wikipedia to verify users and contributors' IDs, but says it can file new challenges
Europe is not allowed to make Internet Laws. — arstechnica.com/tech-policy/ ... Hari Kunzru / @harikunzru : There is a possible future in which the UK government ends up blocking Wikipedia to save f...
Sources: Marc Andreessen complained to the UK government last week about the Online Safety Act and called for a reprimand of technology secretary Peter Kyle
Venture capitalist's intervention comes amid backlash to sweeping new internet legislation — Marc Andreessen …
Some users are circumventing UK's age checks by using VPNs, providing fake AI-generated photo IDs, or using images of high-fidelity video game characters
It's a privacy nightmare and is the slipperest of slopes. @kaidzsu.com : my headcanon is twitter rolled out the UK age verification nightmare for the entirety of Europe because the one remaining devel...
Bluesky rolls out age verification in the UK to comply with the Online Safety Act; users under 18 or opting out of age verification will have limited accounts
The Online Safety Act has unleashed an unregulated market in age verification. — That we have to do these intrusive checks with countless providers for different platforms is dangerous. — www.thev...
Aylo, which owns Pornhub, YouPorn, and RedTube, will add “government approved age assurance methods” in the UK by July 25 to comply with the Online Safety Act
1. The Age Check provider gets hacked and the records are used as blackmail. — 2. Some under 18 finds a workaround and spreads it. — 3. A Government accesses these records to blackmail opponents. ...
Ofcom outlines 40+ child safety measures for websites and apps to introduce from July 2025 or face large fines under the Online Safety Act, including age checks
Companies will be legally required to block children's access to harmful content under UK's Online Safety Act or face large fines
Ofcom opens an investigation into a pro-suicide forum with 10K+ members, its first using the Online Safety Act; the BBC links the unnamed forum to 50+ UK deaths
A pro-suicide forum is under investigation by the UK's online regulator - its first using new powers under the Online Safety Act.
The UK's Ofcom says the Online Safety Act, passed in 2023 to govern illegal material on internet platforms, has taken effect, and plans to expand it in 2025
- Ofcom released first guidelines for Online Safety Act — Rules require firms to remove illegal content or face fines
UK PM Keir Starmer says ministers will review the Online Safety Act, after London mayor Sadiq Khan said it was “not fit for purpose” following far-right riots
The Guardian :