In case any of you are unaware, the Online Safety Act comes into force today. You may find some of your favourite websites introduce age verification, or are no longer available in the UK.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0epennv98lo
There has been uproar among some people (mostly men) saying that it is too broad-reaching, and means they can't join private forums "talking about trains, football, video games or even hamsters". The act was introduced in 2023 under the Conservative government, but because it has taken so long to come into force, many seem to thing it is purely a Labour thing and thus terrible.
It's similar to the European Digital Services Act in some areas, but goes further in others. Many argue that the EU DSA would have been a better policy to adopt and easier for global businesses to implement, but that would have caused even more consternation if we had done that.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0epennv98lo
There has been uproar among some people (mostly men) saying that it is too broad-reaching, and means they can't join private forums "talking about trains, football, video games or even hamsters". The act was introduced in 2023 under the Conservative government, but because it has taken so long to come into force, many seem to thing it is purely a Labour thing and thus terrible.
It's similar to the European Digital Services Act in some areas, but goes further in others. Many argue that the EU DSA would have been a better policy to adopt and easier for global businesses to implement, but that would have caused even more consternation if we had done that.
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