LevofskiJul 23, 2025
🥧 asgrim 🇺🇦 

UK folks should sign this petition (which I know never makes a difference, because why would the government actually listen to the people?) but it's worth a shot. I'm starting to see effects of this rolling out and it's making me angry 🙄

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903

#OSA #OnlineSafetyAct #UK #UKPolitics

Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act

We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
Jul 23, 2025 at 5:38amWeb
Show threadDerick RethansJul 23, 2025
@asgrim What effects have you been seeing? I never got a reply from my MP when I wrote her about it either 😡.
Show thread🥧 asgrim 🇺🇦 Jul 23, 2025
@derickr Discord now requires you to do age verification for certain features if you are in UK. You can either do facial check, or send photo ID; both have privacy issues IMO. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr75wypg0vo
Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'

The social platform is testing age checks using facial scanning for access to sensitive content.

BBC News
Show threadDerick RethansJul 23, 2025
@asgrim Sigh. I wonder what Ofcom will demand once they'll understand the Fediverse.