#netplurality — Public Fediverse posts
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The UK Online Safety Act is a hot mess 🥴
Drunk on boarding up more of the Internet than even the government's paedo test could justify.
Pushing people into riskier stuff online, enabling scammers and walking off with your ID.
Tell your MP to sort it out! ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #privacy #ageverification #ageassurance #ukpolitics #ukpol #netplurality #censorship #cybersecurity
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Plurality online is being wrecked.
The UK Online Safety Act imposes heavy burdens on small sites, including risk assessments for a broad range of content, the threat of fines or the cost of checking the age of every user.
❌ Many small sites are shutting down or blocking UK users entirely.
✅ Change the categorisation of sites, so small sites and instances are exempt.
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #privacy #ageverification #ageassurance #ukpolitics #ukpol #netplurality
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Reddit, Grindr and Bluesky have chosen age verification providers based outside the UK with concerning privacy policies. Go figure.
❌ You can't choose provider
❌ Platforms don't need to pick certified providers
❌ Providers don't need to meet specific privacy or security standards✅ Regulate the age verification industry now.
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #privacy #ageverification #ageassurance #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression #censorship #netplurality
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How's it going since the UK Online Safety Act slammed an age gate on the Internet?
Age verification providers with dodgy privacy policies, over-moderation of content, scammers scheming and sites closing down.
Here's a week in the life of an unworkable law ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-great-british-firewall-age-verification-has-failed/
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #privacy #ageverification #ageassurance #ukpolitics #ukpol #freedomofexpression #censorship #netplurality
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The Online Safety Act could harm expression online when it's more crucial than ever.
Faced with onerous duties, small sites will shutdown or block UK users, leaving us with the Sophie's Choice of algorithmically manipulative Big Tech platforms.
We need #netplurality so users can choose platforms that favour trust and positive interactions over misdirection and provocation.
Read now ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/
🗣️ Dia J Kayyali
#OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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This week we published our report into the UK Online Safety Act.
We warn that the Act disproportionately impacts small sites, tipping the balance of power further towards Big Tech and threatening our freedom of expression online.
Read now ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/
🗣️ @Bernard – co-author of 'How to Fix the Online Safety Act: A Rights First Approach'.
#OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #freedomofexpression #ofcom #ukpolitics #ukpol #netplurality #SaveOurSites
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The UK Online Safety Act threatens net plurality.
ORG calls on the government not to centralise power in monopoly Big Tech. We need measures to introduce competition, so users can choose platform experiences they can trust.
Write to your MP #SaveOurSites ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #freedomofexpression #netplurality #ukpolitics #ukpol
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In trying to tackle the worst of the web, we're harming the best of it.
In the face of onerous duties, sites may simply block UK users. And with it goes our right to access information.
That's why @wikipedia has launched a judicial review of the #OnlineSafetyAct.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62j2gr8866o
#OSA #freedomofexpression #netplurality #OnlineSafety #ukpolitics #ukpol #wikipedia #SaveOurSites
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NEW REPORT: How to fix the UK Online Safety Act.
This broken legislation weighs heavy on small sites, exerting a burden that only Big Tech can withstand.
It further concentrates the market dominance of platforms that have incubated harmful content.
Instead we need greater user choice and voice over platforms.
Read more about our report ⬇️
#OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #onlinesafety #bigtech #SaveOurSites #netplurality
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The UK government must change the categorisation of sites under the Online Safety Act to protect net plurality.
Small and well moderated sites should be exempt from these duties to stop them from closing or blocking UK users.
Tell your MP to #SaveOurSites ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #NetPlurality #ukpolitics #ukpol #wikipedia #freedomofexpression
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Wikipedia @wikimediauk are going to court over the UK Online Safety Act!
Saddling platforms with hefty duties and penalties under the new regime will cause many safe sites to fold.
We can't lose the best of the web due to laws that were meant to tackle the worst of it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62j2gr8866o
#OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #NetPlurality #ukpol #ukpolitics #wikipedia #freedomofexpression
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Competition makes for a safer Internet.
We urge UK Ministers to exempt small community sites that are at little risk of hosting harmful content and not force them to collapse under the weight of disproportionate duties.
Write to your MP to #SaveOurSites ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ofcom #netplurality #freedomofexpression #fediverse #mastodon #ukpolitics #ukpol
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We need to break down the monopoly walled gardens.
Online safety can come from people freely choosing platforms that respect their privacy and align with their values.
Taking active steps to force small sites to shut down or block UK users plays into the hands of monopoly control of the Internet.
#onlinesafetyact #ofcom #onlinesafety #netplurality #freedomofexpression #fediverse #mastodon #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Net plurality gives us choice and voice on the Internet, so communities of interest can grow with user-driven moderation.
Online Safety duties will put community groups off small web projects and entrench the power of Big Tech who have the resources to deal with so much regulation.
#onlinesafetyact #ofcom #onlinesafety #fediverse #netplurality #freedomofexpression #mastodon #ukpolitics #ukpol
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With over 1600 pages of guidance on Online Safety duties, Ofcom (UK) has dealt a sucker punch to small blogs, forums and fedi instances.
Onerous duties with the threat of fines has led to many sites shutting down already.
Only the largest companies that engineer harms can realistically comply.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/24/ofcom-rules-protect-keep-children-safe-online
#onlinesafetyact #ofcom #onlinesafety #netplurality #freedomofexpression #fediverse #mastodon #ukpolitics #ukpol
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“The Online Safety Act [UK] places onerous duties on small websites and blogs that may lead them to close or geoblock UK users rather than risk penalties. The closure of small sites will not keep children safe but will benefit bigger sites, including Facebook and X, who are laying waste to content moderation on their platforms."
The UK government can exempt small, safe websites to protect #netplurality.
🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker
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There's still time to put pressure on the UK government.
The UK Secretary of State has the power to exempt small, safely moderated websites from the Online Safety duties.
We need urgent change to protect net plurality, rather than further consolidating power in monopoly platforms. We need competition for a safer Internet.
Write to your MP (UK) #SaveOurSites 🌐
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#OnlineSafety #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ofcom #netplurality #fediverse #mastodon #activitypub #ukpol
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The UK Online Safety Act comes into effect today.
Its onerous duties may cause many small sites, blogs and fedi instances to shut down or geoblock UK users when faced with potential fines and penalties.
This won't keep children safe. It'll benefit large platforms like Facebook and X that are laying waste to content moderation.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/online_safety_act/
#OnlineSafety #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ofcom #netplurality #fediverse #mastodon #activitypub #ukpol
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When it comes to blogs, Ofcom says one thing, the UK Online Safety Act says another.
This lack of clarity over whether blogs with comments are exempt will push small sites to shut down completely.
We need the UK government to tighten up the definitions and exemptions in the Act.
Read our explainer for more detail ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/save-our-sites-deadline-17-march/
#fediverse #onlinesafetyact #ofcom #netplurality #mastodon #onlinesafety #tech
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Under the UK Online Safety Act, small blogs, forums and fedi instances are faced with disproportionate requirements to:
⚫️ Check if they have UK users
⚫️ Do a risk assessment on whether kids might access the content, or if CSAM or terrorist material might be posted in the comments
⚫️ Put themselves at the risk of fines, and even prison sentences, if they fail to comply with Ofcom’s future directives
#fediverse #onlinesafetyact #ofcom #netplurality #mastodon #onlinesafety #tech
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The UK Online Safety Act burdens small sites with duties and penalties that they can't shoulder. They'll shut down instead, stripping us of net plurality.
There’s a simple solution:
✅ Exempt small, safely run blogs, forums and fedi instances
✅ The government can do this nowThe duties start TOMORROW – Write to your MP ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #fediverse #netplurality #mastodon #ukpolitics #ukpol #tech
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Saddling small sites with the same duties as huge platforms means many will shut down in a hammer blow to net plurality.
We'll be left with the Sophie’s choice of monopoly services; the incubators of online harms.
URGENT: The UK government must change the Online Safety Act to protect safe, non-commercial blogs, forums and fediverse.
Write to your MP to #SaveOurSites 🌐
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #fediverse #ukpolitics #ukpol #activitypub #mastodon #netplurality
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Will the last small site turn off the lights?
The UK Online Safety Act imposes the same duties and penalties on blogs, forums and fedi instances as huge platforms.
Many small, safely moderated sites will shut down or block UK users.
Crushing competition is the last thing we need for a safer Internet!
Act now before 17 March ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#fediverse #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #mastodon #activitypub #ukpolitics #ukpol #netplurality
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The UK government must tighten up the definitions and exemptions in the Online Safety Act to avoid the loss of safe spaces online.
The Secretary of State has the power to change the categorisation of sites NOW.
⏰ Write to your MP to exempt small and harmless sites BEFORE 17 March ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#netplurality #onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Are blogs exempt?
While Ofcom suggests they are, the UK Online Safety Act is far from certain.
The result is that small scale, non-commercial blogs will simply shutter the window.
This will push users from safely moderated sites onto services like Facebook and X – the fountainhead of online harms.
#netplurality #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Protect Net Plurality! 🦾
Broad brush duties under the UK Online Safety Act threaten any website with possible penalties.
Small, safe sites can't shoulder this burden. We'll see the lights going out on blogs, Fedi instances and forums from 17 March with a devastating impact for online communities.
The Fediverse is under attack!
We must #SaveOurSites 🌐
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/save-our-sites-deadline-17-march/
#netplurality #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol #mastodon #fediverse #activitypub
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If the Secretary of State promises to act before 17 March, then small sites may well be saved, and more besides as people understand the new duties.
Action is needed – quickly!
If you're concerned, or impacted, then please email your MP (UK), asking that small, harmless sites are exempted from duties under the Online Safety Act, before they're closed down.
Take Action ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
#SaveOurSites #fediverse #OnlineSafetyAct #ukpolitics #netplurality
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Save Our Sites!
Faced with fines under the UK Online Safety Act, dozens of harmless, safe, small websites will shut down by the 17 March deadline. This is a threat to net plurality and federated social media!
The Secretary of State has powers to change the categorisation of sites under the OSA.
The UK government must act quickly to exempt small and harmless sites that don't experience problems.
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/save-our-sites-deadline-17-march/
#SaveOurSites #fediverse #OnlineSafetyAct #netplurality #ukpolitics