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(Created page with "The '''Online Safety Act 2023''' is a United Kingdom legislation regulating online media. Passed in {{datetime|2023}}, it is scheduled to take effect on {{datetime|2025-03-17}}.<sup>[Ofcom source?]</sup> == Sites changing operations == * LFGSS and Microcosm, hosting a few hundred communities, announced on {{datetime|2024-12-16}} that they will be shutting down on {{datetime|2025-03-16}}: {{URL|https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/401475/}} * Lobsters plans to geoblock UK...") |
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* GamingOnLinux shut down the forums abruptly on {{datetime|2024-12-18}}, though read-only access to existing content was restored for archival purposes on request shortly thereafter: {{URL|https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/6463/}} | * GamingOnLinux shut down the forums abruptly on {{datetime|2024-12-18}}, though read-only access to existing content was restored for archival purposes on request shortly thereafter: {{URL|https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/6463/}} | ||
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Revision as of 06:21, 27 January 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
- 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]
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]