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* '''Haiku''' announced on {{datetime|2025-01-16}} their forums will be geoblocking users from the UK via IP addresses "before March 16th, 2025" ({{datetime|2025-03-16}}): {{URL|https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/notice-georestriction-of-the-uk/16267/8}} | * '''Haiku''' announced on {{datetime|2025-01-16}} their forums will be geoblocking users from the UK via IP addresses "before March 16th, 2025" ({{datetime|2025-03-16}}): {{URL|https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/notice-georestriction-of-the-uk/16267/8}} | ||
* '''lemmy.zip''', a federated community site, announced on {{datetime|2025-02-08}} the site will be geoblocking users from the UK effective {{datetime|2025-02-16}}: {{URL|https://lemmy.zip/post/31644782}}. Impacted users are presented with the following page: {{URL|https://uk.lemmy.zip/}} | * '''lemmy.zip''', a federated community site, announced on {{datetime|2025-02-08}} the site will be geoblocking users from the UK effective {{datetime|2025-02-16}}: {{URL|https://lemmy.zip/post/31644782}}. Impacted users are presented with the following page: {{URL|https://uk.lemmy.zip/}} | ||
* '''repo.or.cz''', a public Git repository hoster, started blocking UK users on {{datetime|2025-07-29}}: {{URL|https://repo.or.cz/uk-blocked.html}}, {{URL|https://c.im/@repo_or_cz/114938889981940985}} | |||
=== Content removal/closure === | === Content removal/closure === | ||
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* '''Urban Dead''' announced sometime around {{datetime|2025-03-03}} their game will cease operations on {{datetime|2025-03-14}} and the game's wiki will be set to read-only on that same day: {{URL|https://urbandead.com/shutdown.html}}. Website wiki: {{URL|https://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Main_Page}} | * '''Urban Dead''' announced sometime around {{datetime|2025-03-03}} their game will cease operations on {{datetime|2025-03-14}} and the game's wiki will be set to read-only on that same day: {{URL|https://urbandead.com/shutdown.html}}. Website wiki: {{URL|https://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Main_Page}} | ||
* '''The Chaos Engine''' forum announced on {{datetime|2024-12-21}} the forum will be taken offline and content removed on {{datetime|2024-03-16}}. A second invite-only form has been set up at {{URL|https://tce2.org/}}. A Discord was established at {{URL|https://discord.com/invite/MeeFx3hndt}}. The original announcement may only be viewed by logging in, however previews of forum posts are open to the public: {{URL|https://thechaosengine.com/index.php?threads/forum-shutdown-16th-march-2025.80387/}} | * '''The Chaos Engine''' forum announced on {{datetime|2024-12-21}} the forum will be taken offline and content removed on {{datetime|2024-03-16}}. A second invite-only form has been set up at {{URL|https://tce2.org/}}. A Discord was established at {{URL|https://discord.com/invite/MeeFx3hndt}}. The original announcement may only be viewed by logging in, however previews of forum posts are open to the public: {{URL|https://thechaosengine.com/index.php?threads/forum-shutdown-16th-march-2025.80387/}} | ||
* The '''Angels Forum''' announced on {{datetime|2025-01-06}} that they will close on {{datetime|2025-02-28}}: {{URL|https://theangels.co.uk/2025/01/closing-the-angels-forum-28th-feb/}} | |||
* Mastodon instance '''awscommunity.social''' announced on {{datetime|2025-01-10}} the server will close on {{datetime|2025-02-28}}. As of {{datetime|2025-03-25}} the instance is no longer available. Original announcement URL: {{URL|https://awscommunity.social/@Ric_/113803857188109600}} | * Mastodon instance '''awscommunity.social''' announced on {{datetime|2025-01-10}} the server will close on {{datetime|2025-02-28}}. As of {{datetime|2025-03-25}} the instance is no longer available. Original announcement URL: {{URL|https://awscommunity.social/@Ric_/113803857188109600}} | ||
* The {{URL|https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php|mIRC forums}} disabled private messages on {{datetime|2025-03-31}}: {{URL|https://i.ibb.co/B2Y1rD1z/Untitled.png}} | |||
=== Other measures === | === Other measures === | ||
* An '''Ada''' programing language forum announced on {{datetime|2025-01-02}} user private messaging capabilities will be disabled and image posts will require approval before posting: {{URL|https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/moderation-changes-and-new-regulations/1673}} | * An '''Ada''' programing language forum announced on {{datetime|2025-01-02}} user private messaging capabilities will be disabled and image posts will require approval before posting: {{URL|https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/moderation-changes-and-new-regulations/1673}} | ||
* '''Charles Stross''' announced on his blog on {{datetime|2024-12-21}} that the blog will continue, but comments will be "closed for good" effective {{datetime|2025-03-14}}. Further updates on the announcement post suggest a possible exception allowing comments to remain open, but nothing has been decided: {{URL|https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/12/storm-cloud-approaching-rapidl.html}} | * '''Charles Stross''' announced on his blog on {{datetime|2024-12-21}} that the blog will continue, but comments will be "closed for good" effective {{datetime|2025-03-14}}. Further updates on the announcement post suggest a possible exception allowing comments to remain open, but nothing has been decided: {{URL|https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/12/storm-cloud-approaching-rapidl.html}} | ||
* {{URL|https://www.thehamsterforum.com/|The Hamster Forum}} announced on {{datetime|2025-03-14}} that {{URL|https://www.thehamsterforum.com/threads/big-sad-forum-news-online-safety-act.2091/|it would close two days later}}. It {{URL|https://www.thehamsterforum.com/threads/forum-re-opening-and-background-picture.2166/|re-opened two months later}} (with old content seemingly intact) and remains online as of {{datetime|2025-08-02}}. | |||
* '''[[Miraheze]]''' announced on {{datetime|2025-07-28}} that {{URL|1=https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Community_portal?diff=prev&oldid=482952|2=functionality relating to private user-to-user communications}} are disabled, including Special:EmailUser and two extensions. | |||
== Other lists of announcements == | == Other lists of announcements == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:41, 2 August 2025
The Online Safety Act 2023 is a United Kingdom legislation regulating online media. Passed in 2023, it is scheduled to take effect on 2025-03-17.[Ofcom source?]
Sites changing operations
Geoblocking users
- Lobsters announced sometime around 2025-01-06 their plans to geoblock UK users via IP addresses on 2025-03-16: https://lobste.rs/s/ukosa1/uk_users_lobsters_needs_your_help_with[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- Haiku announced on 2025-01-16 their forums will be geoblocking users from the UK via IP addresses "before March 16th, 2025" (2025-03-16): https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/notice-georestriction-of-the-uk/16267/8[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- lemmy.zip, a federated community site, announced on 2025-02-08 the site will be geoblocking users from the UK effective 2025-02-16: https://lemmy.zip/post/31644782[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]. Impacted users are presented with the following page: https://uk.lemmy.zip/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- repo.or.cz, a public Git repository hoster, started blocking UK users on 2025-07-29: https://repo.or.cz/uk-blocked.html[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb], https://c.im/@repo_or_cz/114938889981940985[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
Content removal/closure
- LFGSS and Microcosm, hosting a few hundred communities, announced on 2024-12-16 that they will be shutting down on 2025-03-16: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/401475/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- Ready to Go forum, announced on 2025-03-25 "the end is nigh". As of 2025-03-25, the original announcement URL is no longer available, but forum content is available with recent posts. Original announcement URLhttps://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/the-end-of-the-forum-is-nigh.1646227/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- GamingOnLinux shut down the forums abruptly on 2024-12-18, though read-only access to existing content was restored for archival purposes on request shortly thereafter: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/6463/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- https://tbs.social/@thisisrjg/113844024503274325[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- HEXUS Forums announced on 2025-01-29 that all data except for comments on news and reviews (without username associations) will be deleted on 2025-03-01: https://forums.hexus.net/hexus-news/426608-looks-like-end-hexus-forums.html[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- Charlbury in the Cotswolds announced on 2025-02-19 they are shutting down their Debate forum board: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/401475/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- Mastodon instance furry.energy announced on 2025-01-16 the server will be shut down on 2025-03-16: https://furry.energy/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- The Green Living Forum announced on 2025-01-20 they are closing the forum on 2025-03-15: https://www.thegreenlivingforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=114519[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]. Users were directed to Camelot-forum: https://camelot-forum.co.uk/phpBB3/index.php?sid=22bed8b83307bd9241d6465efa327893[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- Urban Dead announced sometime around 2025-03-03 their game will cease operations on 2025-03-14 and the game's wiki will be set to read-only on that same day: https://urbandead.com/shutdown.html[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]. Website wiki: https://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Main_Page[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- The Chaos Engine forum announced on 2024-12-21 the forum will be taken offline and content removed on 2024-03-16. A second invite-only form has been set up at https://tce2.org/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]. A Discord was established at https://discord.com/invite/MeeFx3hndt[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]. The original announcement may only be viewed by logging in, however previews of forum posts are open to the public: https://thechaosengine.com/index.php?threads/forum-shutdown-16th-march-2025.80387/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- The Angels Forum announced on 2025-01-06 that they will close on 2025-02-28: https://theangels.co.uk/2025/01/closing-the-angels-forum-28th-feb/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- Mastodon instance awscommunity.social announced on 2025-01-10 the server will close on 2025-02-28. As of 2025-03-25 the instance is no longer available. Original announcement URL: https://awscommunity.social/@Ric_/113803857188109600[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- The mIRC forums[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb] disabled private messages on 2025-03-31: https://i.ibb.co/B2Y1rD1z/Untitled.png[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
Other measures
- An Ada programing language forum announced on 2025-01-02 user private messaging capabilities will be disabled and image posts will require approval before posting: https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/moderation-changes-and-new-regulations/1673[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- Charles Stross announced on his blog on 2024-12-21 that the blog will continue, but comments will be "closed for good" effective 2025-03-14. Further updates on the announcement post suggest a possible exception allowing comments to remain open, but nothing has been decided: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/12/storm-cloud-approaching-rapidl.html[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- The Hamster Forum[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb] announced on 2025-03-14 that it would close two days later[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]. It re-opened two months later[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb] (with old content seemingly intact) and remains online as of 2025-08-02.
- Miraheze announced on 2025-07-28 that functionality relating to private user-to-user communications[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb] are disabled, including Special:EmailUser and two extensions.
Other lists of announcements
- https://onlinesafetyact.co.uk/in_memoriam/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43152154[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
Official resources
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/important-dates-for-online-safety-compliance/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/roadmap-to-regulation/[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]