Ofcom Session for Small, Low-Risk Community Sites | Wednesday 12 February12:30 – 14:00 GMT

In light of the recent proposed shutdown of several hundred online communities incapable of resource for meeting Ofcom’s bar, this should be interesting:

…a lunchtime session with Ali Hall & Andrew Park from Ofcom to discuss the new Online Safety responsibilities for small, low-risk community sites. As well as an overview… there will be time for Q&A

https://lu.ma/qijpvfnl?locale=en-GB

#censorship #lfgss #ofcom #onlineSafetyAct

W #UK są już pierwsze ofiary #OnlineSafetyAct (ustawy rzekomo chroniącej dzieci). Na szmelc idzie forum #GamingOnLinux [1] oraz forum rowerowe #LFGSS [2]. Właściciele twierdzą, że nie będą w stanie sprostać wymaganiom narzucanym przez OSA.

Czyli wszystko zgodnie z planem: małe oddolne inicjatywy zostaną wymiecione, przy życiu zostaną tylko grube korporacyjne ryby. Opresyjne państwo będzie zadowolone, bo im większa centralizacja tym łatwiej kontrolować dyskusję w sieci. (1/2)

#cenzura #wolnosc

My piece on the imminent closure of cycling forum LFGSS as the result of the new #OSA rules. With thanks to @neil for comment.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2024/legislation-regulation/online-safety-act-obligations-spark-concern-among-small-sites

#osa #onlinesafetyact #uk #ukpol #ofcom #LFGSS

Presumably Lorna Woods & @WillPerrin are delighted at saving British children from the “harms” of lycra-clad cyclists

Heaven forbid that our children seriously get into cycling as a hobby:

Microcosm, a web forum hosting service that runs 300 sites including cycling forums and local community hubs, said that the sites would go offline on March 16, the day that Ofcom starts enforcing the Act. [… It] has hosted websites including cycling forum LFGSS since 2007, is run as a non-profit funded by donations and largely relies on users to follow community guidelines. Its sites attract a combined 250,000 users.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/12/17/hundreds-of-websites-to-shut-down-under-chilling-internet

Archived at: https://archive.ph/94rzg

#cycling #lfgss #LornaWoods #onlineSafety #willPerrin