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Semi-seriously, I propose a moratorium on advocacy for online safety by design until its proponents have figured out what, concretely, it does and (perhaps more importantly) does not mean. Let’s face it, if it includes automated content filtering is it really anything more than an empty slogan? 3/4

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Graham Smith 4d ago

Even then, there is a more than lurking suspicion that the theory was crafted specifically with a few large social media platforms in mind, and is liable to collapse if extended beyond that. 4/4 https://www.cyberleagle.com/2026/02/safety-by-design-or-systems-for-content.html

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Graham Smith 4d ago

Semi-seriously, I propose a moratorium on advocacy for online safety by design until its proponents have figured out what, concretely, it does and (perhaps more importantly) does not mean. Let’s face it, if it includes automated content filtering is it really anything more than an empty slogan? 3/4

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Graham Smith 4d ago

Last year’s submissions to Ofcom’s Additional Measures consultation, however, left me thoroughly confused. E.g. 2/4 https://www.cyberleagle.com/2026/02/safety-by-design-or-systems-for-content.html

Graham Smith 4d ago

Do proponents of online ‘safety by design‘ consider that it includes automated content filtering? The latest OSAN evidence submission refers to ‘content-neutral’ measures - which is what I always thought it was supposed to mean. 1/4 https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/163572/default/

Graham Smith Mar 9

RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/116198784206730041

‘Move fast and break things’ wasn’t supposed to be a manual for legislators.

Graham Smith Feb 23

How would you go about defining safety by design in the Online Safety Act? New on my blog. https://www.cyberleagle.com/2026/02/safety-by-design-or-systems-for-content.html

Safety by design or systems for content moderation?

The Online Safety Act Network (OSAN) recently published a 10-point plan to amend the Online Safety Act. The plan includes: “Insert a defi...

Graham Smith Feb 11

New on my blog: Extraterritoriality and the transatlantic free speech wars.
https://www.cyberleagle.com/2026/02/extraterritoriality-and-transatlantic.html

Extraterritoriality and the transatlantic free speech wars

The transatlantic free speech wars continue to rage. The US House Judiciary Committee was in action again last week , taking aim at the Euro...

Graham Smith Jan 30

The Wyoming GRANITE Act, now introduced as a Bill. We await seeing whether a trailed federal Bill will be a pure shield, or add teeth to state legislation swords e.g. by amending the US Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act - or, indeed, contain a sword of its own. #OnlineSafetyAct #DSA https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0070

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Graham Smith Jan 16

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AnneH Jan 16

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