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Open Rights Group

Competition makes for a safer Internet.

We urge UK Ministers to exempt small community sites that are at little risk of hosting harmful content and not force them to collapse under the weight of disproportionate duties.

Write to your MP to #SaveOurSites ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/sav

Open Rights GroupSave our sites - Write to your MPSmall UK websites, user-to-user services and even computer games that are completely safe and well managed, are faced with difficult paperwork, risks assessments, registration and fines thanks to the Online Safety Act. Even personal blogs with comments are forced to undergo these difficult tests and compliance tasks. Getting it wrong or ignoring them could cost an operator their house – as fines can be imposed for failing to do them. As a result, many small websites in the UK are deciding to close down.
#onlinesafetyact#onlinesafety#ofcom
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Open Rights Group

With over 1600 pages of guidance on Online Safety duties, Ofcom (UK) has dealt a sucker punch to small blogs, forums and fedi instances.

Onerous duties with the threat of fines has led to many sites shutting down already.

Only the largest companies that engineer harms can realistically comply.

#SaveOurSites

theguardian.com/technology/202

The Guardian · Ofcom announces new rules for tech firms to keep children safe onlineBy Dan Milmo
#onlinesafetyact#ofcom#onlinesafety
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Neil Brown

New blogpost: "Ofcom bans leasing of Global Titles and imposes broader requirements on non-leasing use of GTs"

This is a niche one even by my usual standards.

If you don’t know what a Global Title is, don't offer HLR lookups, and so on, you probably don’t need to worry about this.

decoded.legal/blog/2025/04/ofc

A stylised d, ., and l, in white, on a black background. They look a bit like a circuit board
decoded.legalOfcom bans leasing of Global Titles and imposes broader requirements on non-leasing use of GTs
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#Ofcom#blog#security
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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

I think its time #Ofcom started regulating local #news sites so they do not randomly insert articles from other areas and keep the error to get "engagement" (maybe fine them the ad revenue from the misplaced article?) - no one has been shot dead in #Ipswich, this happened up North and all this does is increase #fear of #crime

(I'm not suggesting reducing genuine local crime reporting, this is a vital part of #journalism - and all the other articles are from the expected areas)

Ipswich "local" news headlines (the incident in 34 did *not* happen in Ipswich, it occured in North East England) 30 First business festival draws 1,800 people and ‘puts town on map' 31 Asda worker Audrey, 75, decides to close her till and retire 32 5things to do on a sunny day in Ipswich 33 On this day: Village celebrates new community orchard 34 Man shot dead in town in ‘truly shocking incident, police say 35 Go-ahead for changes at golf club after planning approval 36 Biues on loan: Clarke returns and Carr scores - but Barbrook is out for the season 37 In the dock: The Suffolk criminals sentenced to jail and more this week
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Grant Denkinson

#Ofcom launches investigation into #GBNews over #LGBTQ+ slur goodlawproject.org/ofcom-launc #GoodLawProject "launched an online tool helping the public make a complaint to Ofcom about this latest example of GB News platforming toxic rhetoric. A record 71,582 people filed complaints in this way – almost 17,000 more than the 54,595 who complained about Piers Morgan in 2021."

Good Law Project · Ofcom launches investigation into GB News over LGBTQ+ slur | Good Law ProjectBroadcast that received more than 70,000 complaints over a lie linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia will be subject to a formal investigation.
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Open Rights Group

There's still time to put pressure on the UK government.

The UK Secretary of State has the power to exempt small, safely moderated websites from the Online Safety duties.

We need urgent change to protect net plurality, rather than further consolidating power in monopoly platforms. We need competition for a safer Internet.

Write to your MP (UK) #SaveOurSites 🌐

action.openrightsgroup.org/sav

Open Rights GroupSave our sites - Write to your MPSmall UK websites, user-to-user services and even computer games that are completely safe and well managed, are faced with difficult paperwork, risks assessments, registration and fines thanks to the Online Safety Act. Even personal blogs with comments are forced to undergo these difficult tests and compliance tasks. Getting it wrong or ignoring them could cost an operator their house – as fines can be imposed for failing to do them. As a result, many small websites in the UK are deciding to close down.
#OnlineSafety#onlinesafetyact#ukpolitics
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Open Rights Group

The UK Online Safety Act comes into effect today.

Its onerous duties may cause many small sites, blogs and fedi instances to shut down or geoblock UK users when faced with potential fines and penalties.

This won't keep children safe. It'll benefit large platforms like Facebook and X that are laying waste to content moderation.

theregister.com/2025/01/14/onl

The Register · It's not just Big Tech: The UK's Online Safety Act applies across the boardBy Lindsay Clark
#OnlineSafety#onlinesafetyact#ukpolitics
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Open Rights Group

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 ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/blog/save-

Open Rights GroupSave our Sites: Deadline 17 MarchIncredible as it may seem, thanks to the Online Safety Act, dozens of harmless, safe, small websites are closing down by 17 March, rather than face threats of fines that could lose their operators their homes.
#fediverse#onlinesafetyact#ofcom
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Open Rights Group

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

#SaveOurSites 🌐

#fediverse#onlinesafetyact#ofcom
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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

Waiting in one of the car parks of the general hospital for the rest of the crew to arrive, today we are moving the #CommunityRadio #transmitter to the roof of the Maternity block. Alas, NHS won't allow me to share photos of the installation for security reasons (there's a lot of critical national infrastructure up there!) but #Ofcom are allowing us more TX power and it's a really good location, should get a few more km range on #VHF / #FM

#radio#BroadcastEngineering
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Ben Tasker

New #Documentation: Geo-blocking UK users in #BunnyCDN

I've got a site that, I think, #Ofcom _could_ decide falls under Part 5 of the #OnlineSafetyAct (actually, more accurately, I can't say definitively enough that they wouldn't).

I'm not willing to pay any money to the Age Verification industry, or let them have visitor data.

So, I've decided to move the site definitively out of scope by ensuring it doesn't have UK users

The post describes how to geoblock the UK

bentasker.co.uk/posts/document

www.bentasker.co.uk · Geoblocking the UK with BunnyCDN
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Open Rights Group

Carpe DM 👁️‍🗨️?

End-to-end encryption = online safety. It keeps what we send on messaging apps secure from hackers and predators.

🚫 Tell Ofcom NOT to implement message scanning powers in their consultation.

⏰ You have until 5pm TODAY!

#PracticeSafeText 💬

action.openrightsgroup.org/48-

Open Rights Group48 Hours to tell Ofcom: 'Practice safe text'The vital cybersecurity tool of end-to-end encryption is under threat. Here's why: Ofcom are currently running a consultation on their framework for implementing the 'Spy Clause' section 121 of the Online Safety Act. This clause gives Ofcom the power to issue a technical notice to a provider, and require them to use a specific technology to scan everyone's messages for terrorist material or child sexual exploitation materials (CSEM). This consultation closes at 5pm on Monday 10th March. The problem is there is no safe scanning technology that exists.
#e2ee#encryption#onlinesafety
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Open Rights Group

Do you want hackers and predators to slide into your DMs?

That's what would happen if message scanning tech is forced onto messaging apps.

Ofcom's consultation on powers that'd break end-to-end encryption closes on Monday!

Use our tool to tell them #PracticeSafeText 💬

#e2ee #encryption #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol #cybersecurity #security #privacy #ofcom #whatsapp #signal

action.openrightsgroup.org/48-

Open Rights Group48 Hours to tell Ofcom: 'Practice safe text'The vital cybersecurity tool of end-to-end encryption is under threat. Here's why: Ofcom are currently running a consultation on their framework for implementing the 'Spy Clause' section 121 of the Online Safety Act. This clause gives Ofcom the power to issue a technical notice to a provider, and require them to use a specific technology to scan everyone's messages for terrorist material or child sexual exploitation materials (CSEM). This consultation closes at 5pm on Monday 10th March. The problem is there is no safe scanning technology that exists.
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Open Rights Group

Save Encryption. Save the World 🌐

Only by blocking message scanning technology on messaging apps can we ensure online safety!

End-to-end encryption prevents predators and hackers from weeding their way into our private lives.

We must #PracticeSafeText 💬

openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-c

Open Rights GroupThe Case for EncryptionSpying on private messages has long been on the security services’ wish list.
#e2ee#encryption#onlinesafety
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Open Rights Group

Message scanning tech on everyone's phone would expose us to dangerous new threats.

How does that achieve online safety?

Tell Ofcom NOT to break end-to-end encryption in their consultation, ending Monday 10 March.

Use our tool to say #PracticeSafeText 💬

action.openrightsgroup.org/48-

Open Rights Group48 Hours to tell Ofcom: 'Practice safe text'The vital cybersecurity tool of end-to-end encryption is under threat. Here's why: Ofcom are currently running a consultation on their framework for implementing the 'Spy Clause' section 121 of the Online Safety Act. This clause gives Ofcom the power to issue a technical notice to a provider, and require them to use a specific technology to scan everyone's messages for terrorist material or child sexual exploitation materials (CSEM). This consultation closes at 5pm on Monday 10th March. The problem is there is no safe scanning technology that exists.
#e2ee#encryption#onlinesafety
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Open Rights Group

❌ No safe message scanning technology exists.

⚠️ These powers would force a cybersecurity weakness onto apps like WhatsApp and Signal.

‼️ Hackers, predators and spies could crowbar their way into everything you send.

✍️ Tell Ofcom: End-to-end Encryption Means Online Safety ➡️ action.openrightsgroup.org/48-

⏰ CLOSES Monday 10 March at 5pm.

#PracticeSafeText 💬

Practice Safe Text: End-to-end encryption means online safety
#e2ee#encryption#OnlineSafetyAct
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