The UK Online Safety Act burdens small sites with duties and penalties that they can't shoulder. They'll shut down instead, stripping us of net plurality.
There’s a simple solution:
✅ Exempt small, safely run blogs, forums and fedi instances
✅ The government can do this now
The duties start TOMORROW – Write to your MP ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp
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Under the UK Online Safety Act, small blogs, forums and fedi instances are faced with disproportionate requirements to:
⚫️ Check if they have UK users
⚫️ Do a risk assessment on whether kids might access the content, or if CSAM or terrorist material might be posted in the comments
⚫️ Put themselves at the risk of fines, and even prison sentences, if they fail to comply with Ofcom’s future directives
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When it comes to blogs, Ofcom says one thing, the UK Online Safety Act says another.
This lack of clarity over whether blogs with comments are exempt will push small sites to shut down completely.
We need the UK government to tighten up the definitions and exemptions in the Act.
Read our explainer for more detail ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/save-our-sites-deadline-17-march/
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