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📣 thorin

Summarise the UK Online Safety Act for Me


Was reading lobste.rs from the UK and noticed this link on region locking out the UK users. After reading the thread it seems to be incredibly complex, and this is one of the main issues. Does anyone have a summary of the key issues that people are concerned about?

https://lobste.rs/s/ukosa1/uk_users_lobsters_needs_your_help_with#c_78isis


  👤 DamonHD Accepted Answer ✓
Maybe start here: https://onlinesafetyact.co.uk/entry_criteria_for_user_to_use...

Yes, the OSA does seem to have been largely done as a performance without any technical reality allowed in. This is not the first time we have had such a dog's dinner for Internet related laws in the UK...


👤 mytailorisrich
In the case of lobste.rs I think that there is no issue whatsoever and it is an overreaction.