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I’m absolutely gobsmacked that there is *mention* of “Scrapping the OSA” in PoliticsHome…
…even if it’s an argument against scrappage. Imran Ahmed of CCDH appeals to half-truths: They’re starting to worry… …and if they are building their house on foundations of half truth then they are going to have a hard time in the long run. The House | Claims that Online Safety Act curbs free speech ring
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US Tech Firms Suing Ofcom Over Online Safety Act | Guido Fawkes
That little? Ofcom fined 4chan £20,000 for breaching the act last month. https://order-order.com/2025/08/28/us-tech-firms-suing-ofcom-over-online-safety-act/
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Gosh, who would ever have expected that websites based outside of the UK would simply ignore the UK regulators waving bits of paper at them?
On 30 July 2025 we also issued both AVS Group Ltd and Kick Online Entertainment S.A. with a formal information notice, which they were required to respond to, under section 100 of the Online Safety Act. As of this announcement, AVS Group Ltd and Kick Online Entertainment S.A have not provided a response to the
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4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue the UK Over its Age Verification Law | 404media
One of the really annoying things about working in free speech & digital rights is the number of times you criticise some assholes only to later have to swing around and either a) defend them against a different set of assholes or b) applaud their minor victories. I blame Evelyn Beatrice Hall. https://www.404media.co/4chan-and-kiwi-farms-sue-the-uk-over-its-age-verification-law/
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“If Britain wants to censor foreign content, it can build a great firewall just like all the other tin pot dictatorships” | The Online Safety Act as seen from the USA…
Yesterday I spoke with an American friend re: perspectives on the Online Safety Act as seen from the USA. Broadly I agree, although I think extraterritoriality is a much greater unresolved issue than described. An extract: Them: Generally speaking, I think that the probability that a number of people who work for Ofcom will face
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Baroness Kidron mocks Britons for using VPNs rather than being “transparent” about their porn-viewing habits
Baroness Beeban doesn’t believe it is children using VPNs to bypass age verification. “I’ve actually found it extraordinary that the assumption is that all of the VPN surge is children. Think about it carefully. “A lot of it will be adults who are actually trying to hide their own behaviour now that you actually have
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We must fight age verification with all we have | Taylor Lorenz
Today, I’m excited to present a guest post by Cynthia Conti-Cook, Rebecca Williams, and Pratika Katiya. These three women are doing incredible work fighting back against the surveillance state. https://www.usermag.co/p/we-must-fight-age-verification-with
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Canadian “privacy is bad” activists are trying to undermine @torproject by posting an extended propaganda rant in The Guardian, a newspaper which maintains its own dark web address
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/25/tor-network-child-sexual-abuse If you would like to read this article using the official Guardian dark web version of the Guardian website, you can use: https://www.guardian2zotagl6tmjucg3lrhxdk4dw3lhbqnkvvkywawy3oqfoprid.onion/technology/2025/aug/25/tor-network-child-sexual-abuse Also: if they think that the dark web helps bad sites flourish, wait until they find out about the internet. Via:
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Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister | The Guardian | …they have to justify the Digital ID Card idea somehow
Those close to the discussion say Kyle never really took the idea seriously, not least because it could have cost as much as £2bn. But the talks show the enthusiasm with which the technology secretary has embraced the artificial intelligence sector, despite concerns over the accuracy of some chatbot responses and implications for privacy and
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“Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users” | Bluesky blocks Mississippi
I’m not in favour of “proactive shunning” but when a platform’s entire service for their entire user base is put at risk by government demands for identity or age verification… switch it off: While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm
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