#onlinesafetyact — Public Fediverse posts
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Still waiting for #DoubleDownNews to respond to my suggestion they report on #OpenSource and decentralised #SocialMedia alternatives, as well as discussing the surveillance that comes with the #OnlineSafetyAct.
They say paid members can suggest topics for them to discuss, and all paid tiers are equal.
But perhaps some tiers are more equal than others.
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Still waiting for #DoubleDownNews to respond to my suggestion they report on #OpenSource and decentralised #SocialMedia alternatives, as well as discussing the surveillance that comes with the #OnlineSafetyAct.
They say paid members can suggest topics for them to discuss, and all paid tiers are equal.
But perhaps some tiers are more equal than others.
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"Amnesty UK advocating for enforcement of Online Safety Act and further harsh measures" is just another example of how they continue to discredit themselves. and honestly? I don't feel sorry for them.
#Privacy #Surveillance #OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan
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"Amnesty UK advocating for enforcement of Online Safety Act and further harsh measures" is just another example of how they continue to discredit themselves. and honestly? I don't feel sorry for them.
#Privacy #Surveillance #OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan
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"Amnesty UK advocating for enforcement of Online Safety Act and further harsh measures" is just another example of how they continue to discredit themselves. and honestly? I don't feel sorry for them.
#Privacy #Surveillance #OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan
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"Amnesty UK advocating for enforcement of Online Safety Act and further harsh measures" is just another example of how they continue to discredit themselves. and honestly? I don't feel sorry for them.
#Privacy #Surveillance #OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan
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"Amnesty UK advocating for enforcement of Online Safety Act and further harsh measures" is just another example of how they continue to discredit themselves. and honestly? I don't feel sorry for them.
#Privacy #Surveillance #OnlineSafetyAct #OSA #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan
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Ofcom today:
> We have particular concerns about the effectiveness of TikTok’s approach to age assurance and have today launched a formal investigation into whether it is complying with its duties to protect children from encountering harmful content on its service.
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> When implemented properly, highly effective age checks work, and they will be vital in underpinning future social media restrictions for under 16s.
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Ofcom today:
> We have particular concerns about the effectiveness of TikTok’s approach to age assurance and have today launched a formal investigation into whether it is complying with its duties to protect children from encountering harmful content on its service.
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> When implemented properly, highly effective age checks work, and they will be vital in underpinning future social media restrictions for under 16s.
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How It Started in 2018 / How It’s Going in 2026: UK Labour Government to discover “Timezones” in 3… 2…
Oh dear.
See also:
#feed #keirStarmer #onlineSafetyAct #socialMediaBan #timezones -
How It Started in 2018 / How It’s Going in 2026: UK Labour Government to discover “Timezones” in 3… 2…
Oh dear.
See also:
#feed #keirStarmer #onlineSafetyAct #socialMediaBan #timezones -
How It Started in 2018 / How It’s Going in 2026: UK Labour Government to discover “Timezones” in 3… 2…
Oh dear.
See also:
#feed #keirStarmer #onlineSafetyAct #socialMediaBan #timezones -
The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
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The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
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Another #OnlineSafetyAct update:
Ofcom has published a "Register of categorised services and list of emerging Category 1 services".
Category 1 services - to which the most substantive obligations under the OSA apply - comprises:
* Facebook
* Instagram
* Pinterest
* Quora
* Reddit
* Roblox
* Snapchat
* TikTok
* WhatsApp
* X
* YouTubeThe list of *emerging* Cat 1 services is interesting:
* iMessage
* Messenger
* Threads
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Another #OnlineSafetyAct update:
Ofcom has published a "Register of categorised services and list of emerging Category 1 services".
Category 1 services - to which the most substantive obligations under the OSA apply - comprises:
* Facebook
* Instagram
* Pinterest
* Quora
* Reddit
* Roblox
* Snapchat
* TikTok
* WhatsApp
* X
* YouTubeThe list of *emerging* Cat 1 services is interesting:
* iMessage
* Messenger
* Threads
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Le Royaume-Uni ne place pas Wikipédia dans la catégorie 1, les plateformes sur-régulées, mais pour pas perdre la face, signale que l'encyclopédie est sur une liste de surveillance. La Fondation Wikimedia répond en gros qu'elle fait de même pour le Royaume-Unis https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/07/10/wikimedia-foundation-challenges-uk-online-safety-act-regulations/
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#Wikipedia just dodged a bullet in the UK but is still in danger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-07-13/Special_reportThe bullet was the possibility of Category 1 classification under the UK Online Safety Act. It was spared that classification but remains on a "watch list" of platforms that "could become Category 1 at any point in the future."
If Wikipedia is later classified as Category 1, then either (1) contributors could no longer be pseudonymous or (2) Wikipedia would be subject to severe penalties under UK law.
How severe? The maximum penalty could include a fine up to £18 million, a UK-wide denial of access, and personal criminal liability for senior managers.
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#Wikipedia just dodged a bullet in the UK but is still in danger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-07-13/Special_reportThe bullet was the possibility of Category 1 classification under the UK Online Safety Act. It was spared that classification but remains on a "watch list" of platforms that "could become Category 1 at any point in the future."
If Wikipedia is later classified as Category 1, then either (1) contributors could no longer be pseudonymous or (2) Wikipedia would be subject to severe penalties under UK law.
How severe? The maximum penalty could include a fine up to £18 million, a UK-wide denial of access, and personal criminal liability for senior managers.
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after some good news about Andy Burnham's tech policy - i.e ditching Palantir - we're coming to bad ones (albeit I expected that since he backed the ban in January) https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/andy-burnham-social-media-ban-37383525
funny enough he's supposedly against UK Digital ID so... how exactly does he think it's going to get enforced lol
#Privacy #AgeVerification #TechPolicy #Surveillance #Tech #Technology #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #StopKillingTheInternet #OSA #OnlineSafetyAct
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after some good news about Andy Burnham's tech policy - i.e ditching Palantir - we're coming to bad ones (albeit I expected that since he backed the ban in January) https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/andy-burnham-social-media-ban-37383525
funny enough he's supposedly against UK Digital ID so... how exactly does he think it's going to get enforced lol
#Privacy #AgeVerification #TechPolicy #Surveillance #Tech #Technology #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #StopKillingTheInternet #OSA #OnlineSafetyAct
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@rejectpetitions The #OnlineSafetyAct petition "debate" was the worst. Started off with one of the chairs openly admitting that he was a "technophobe". Great. Moved on to literally everybody in the room pushing for even more draconian speech-curtailing measures to be added to the act. Culminated in an MP standing up and effectively complaining that people say mean things about her on the Internet and the act should be extended to stop that from happening... Beggars belief really.
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@rejectpetitions The #OnlineSafetyAct petition "debate" was the worst. Started off with one of the chairs openly admitting that he was a "technophobe". Great. Moved on to literally everybody in the room pushing for even more draconian speech-curtailing measures to be added to the act. Culminated in an MP standing up and effectively complaining that people say mean things about her on the Internet and the act should be extended to stop that from happening... Beggars belief really.
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Perhaps the responsible thing to do is to destroy any network where #chatcontrol or #OnlineSafetyAct is active. To keep the less aware, less knowing, and less caring from hurting themselves. Perhaps those [of us] with knowledge have a duty to burn it down, before it becomes a tool of [further] oppression.
I really really miss the 90:s Internet, and some days it hurts badly. We really allowed a good thing to go to $#!7, perhaps we need to start over.
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Perhaps the responsible thing to do is to destroy any network where #chatcontrol or #OnlineSafetyAct is active. To keep the less aware, less knowing, and less caring from hurting themselves. Perhaps those [of us] with knowledge have a duty to burn it down, before it becomes a tool of [further] oppression.
I really really miss the 90:s Internet, and some days it hurts badly. We really allowed a good thing to go to $#!7, perhaps we need to start over.
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The Quiet Convergence
Age gates, digital euros, verified IDs Western governments roll out new controls. What does this mean for your privacy if we stay silent? -
Due to the UK's ridiculous Internet laws I cannot view the images on some delightful work on SimCity4 unless I have a VPN.
And the crackpot UK Government want to ban the use of VPN's now! -
Due to the UK's ridiculous Internet laws I cannot view the images on some delightful work on SimCity4 unless I have a VPN.
And the crackpot UK Government want to ban the use of VPN's now! -
You may remember that I wrote to my MP regarding the online safety act after my husband got into a age verification loop? My MP has actually wrote back. It’s very much spouting the government line on ‘save the children’ - but does acknowledge that privacy and security shouldn’t be compromised (which is, of course what makes the whole thing so technically difficult). Will it make any difference? Probably not, but at least he’s read my view and hasn’t completely written me off as a tin-foil-hatted conspiracy theorist… #OnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification
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You may remember that I wrote to my MP regarding the online safety act after my husband got into a age verification loop? My MP has actually wrote back. It’s very much spouting the government line on ‘save the children’ - but does acknowledge that privacy and security shouldn’t be compromised (which is, of course what makes the whole thing so technically difficult). Will it make any difference? Probably not, but at least he’s read my view and hasn’t completely written me off as a tin-foil-hatted conspiracy theorist… #OnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification
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Starmer is out, but the surveillance contracts aren't going anywhere.
Politicians love the theatre of a resignation, but the "Online Safety Act" is still a rigged market. It’s a vicious circle: private firms help write the laws, then "win" the contracts to fix the problems they invented.
https://the.unknown-universe.co.uk/privacy-security/vicious-circle/
#Privacy #UKPolitics #DigitalID #CyberLinkUK #SelfHosting #FOSS #OnlineSafetyAct -
Starmer is out, but the surveillance contracts aren't going anywhere.
Politicians love the theatre of a resignation, but the "Online Safety Act" is still a rigged market. It’s a vicious circle: private firms help write the laws, then "win" the contracts to fix the problems they invented.
https://the.unknown-universe.co.uk/privacy-security/vicious-circle/
#Privacy #UKPolitics #DigitalID #CyberLinkUK #SelfHosting #FOSS #OnlineSafetyAct -
The UK’s New Under-16 #SocialMedia #Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
This week, politicians in the #UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate #privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027.
The UK government continues to falsely characterize this policy as a necessary response to growing concerns about online harms for young people. In reality, much like the #OnlineSafetyAct , it will cause more harm than it will prevent.
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The UK’s New Under-16 #SocialMedia #Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
This week, politicians in the #UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate #privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027.
The UK government continues to falsely characterize this policy as a necessary response to growing concerns about online harms for young people. In reality, much like the #OnlineSafetyAct , it will cause more harm than it will prevent.
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"We want all children to be safe online, but these policies create new safety and privacy risks for young people and entire adult populations alike. Far from reining in Big Tech in, age-gating policies gift corporations masses more of our personal information whilst letting them off the hook for their design choices."
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"We want all children to be safe online, but these policies create new safety and privacy risks for young people and entire adult populations alike. Far from reining in Big Tech in, age-gating policies gift corporations masses more of our personal information whilst letting them off the hook for their design choices."
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The only way to create an ironclad age verification system in the UK is extreme digital authoritarianism.
Restrictions on VPNs are an attack on the open Internet and our ability to be secure online – the antithesis of online safety.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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VPNs can help protect children's security online too. They aren’t just used to avoid content blocks.
Restrictions will deter people from using a core cybersecurity tool and create greater risks.
Privacy is online safety ✊️
Sign the petition to #ProtectVPNs in the UK ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk
#vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Aside from restrictions, it's been suggested that sites should detect VPN use and bounce users into age verification.
This would be technically flawed, privacy-invasive and would exclude lawful Internet users because VPN traffic can look identical to ordinary encrypted web traffic.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Aside from restrictions, it's been suggested that sites should detect VPN use and bounce users into age verification.
This would be technically flawed, privacy-invasive and would exclude lawful Internet users because VPN traffic can look identical to ordinary encrypted web traffic.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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VPNs can help protect children's security online too. They aren’t just used to avoid content blocks.
Restrictions will deter people from using a core cybersecurity tool and create greater risks.
Privacy is online safety ✊️
Sign the petition to #ProtectVPNs in the UK ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk
#vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The only way to create an ironclad age verification system in the UK is extreme digital authoritarianism.
Restrictions on VPNs are an attack on the open Internet and our ability to be secure online – the antithesis of online safety.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Treating VPNs as a 'problem' is foolish.
They help parents manage online risks, support secure remote working, protect people in abusive situations, and provide a lifeline to people in repressive States.
UK MPs themselves use them!
Attacking VPNs throws the baby out with the bath water.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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An adult using a VPN doesn't impact the safety of a child online.
Adults use VPNs because they don’t trust age verification providers with their personal data.
Something the UK government has refused to deal with by regulating the industry to ensure high standards of data protection.
Read more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/regulating-age-verification/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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VPNs aren’t a meaningful threat to age verification measures.
⚫ 6-12 year olds are very unlikely to use them due to technological and economic barriers.
⚫ Older teens already know other workarounds.
Banning or restricting VPNs in the UK is overreach. The price is our privacy and security.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Banning or blocking VPNs in the UK will shatter cybersecurity in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.
Creating uncertainty around core Internet infrastructure could undermine the UK’s credibility as a stable place for digital businesses and security innovation.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Banning or blocking VPNs in the UK will shatter cybersecurity in a self-defeating attempt to make the unworkable workable.
Creating uncertainty around core Internet infrastructure could undermine the UK’s credibility as a stable place for digital businesses and security innovation.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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An adult using a VPN doesn't impact the safety of a child online.
Adults use VPNs because they don’t trust age verification providers with their personal data.
Something the UK government has refused to deal with by regulating the industry to ensure high standards of data protection.
Read more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/regulating-age-verification/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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VPNs aren’t a meaningful threat to age verification measures.
⚫ 6-12 year olds are very unlikely to use them due to technological and economic barriers.
⚫ Older teens already know other workarounds.
Banning or restricting VPNs in the UK is overreach. The price is our privacy and security.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Treating VPNs as a 'problem' is foolish.
They help parents manage online risks, support secure remote working, protect people in abusive situations, and provide a lifeline to people in repressive States.
UK MPs themselves use them!
Attacking VPNs throws the baby out with the bath water.
Read our briefing ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
#ProtectVPNs #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol