Dropsafe

by Alec Muffett

Category: uncategorised

Could Wikipedia be censored in the UK? | John Lubbock

2025/08/12
The Facial-Recognition Sham | The Atlantic

2025/08/12
18 days ago: “The main change is only for users in the UK. Version 1.105 introduces legally-required Age Assurance for users in the United Kingdom to access certain moderation settings and DMs”

2025/08/11
Social media giants face fines for curbing free speech | Telegraph

2025/08/11
How I believe Terry Pratchett would likely view those activists who promote Age Verification to support the Online Safety Act

2025/08/11
Oh this is glorious: Journalist @zoecrowther.bsky.social using Bluesky seeks DMs from people impacted by the Online Safety Act… but impacted people cannot use DM on Bluesky

2025/08/11
“If Ofcom decides that Wikipedia is not a Category 1 service, then no further issue will arise” | …Wikipedia OSA Judgement kicked into the long grass

2025/08/11
“UK police knocking on doors demanding details of social media accounts of people, to pass to [US] government, simply because they happen to live near where a US politician wanted to have a holiday”

2025/08/11
Chris Stokel-Walker at the Guardian on issues with the Online Safety Act

2025/08/11
Five Themes Discussed at Princeton’s Workshop on Decentralized Social Media – Freedom to Tinker – THIS NEEDS A PROPER ANALYSIS

2025/08/10
Bristol LibDems: “Following the lead of @liberal_reform, we are submitting an emergency motion to the Young Liberals conference, aiming to make the **repeal** of the Online Safety Act official policy”

2025/08/10
“Does requiring a law abiding internet user to dox themselves … prevent [badness]?”

2025/08/10