UK Online Safety Act 2023

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

• 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]}
• Lobsters plans to geoblock UK users: https://lobste.rs/s/ukosa1/uk_users_lobsters_needs_your_help_with^{[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]}
• https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/moderation-changes-and-new-regulations/1673^{[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]}
• https://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]}

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]}