🚨 UK Online Safety Act in the EU - starting now? 🚨
It appears I had suspected right and big platforms will think the UK Online Safety Act equivalent for the EU has already been decided by the EU commission in July 2025, with a deadline of July 2026 (a few days). At least Reddit acts like it: support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-u…
I talked about all of this here on lemmy, with more detailed explanations: leminal.space/post/31858818/21…
How all of this went for the UK previously: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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It appears I had suspected right and big platforms will think the UK Online Safety Act equivalent for the EU has already been decided by the EU commission in July 2025, with a deadline of July 2026 (a few days). At least Reddit acts like it: support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-uβ¦
I talked about all of this here on lemmy, with more detailed explanations: leminal.space/post/31858818/21β¦
How all of this went for the UK previously: theguardian.com/commentisfree/β¦
aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/11β¦
I'm worried this might be the beginning of the end of anonymous public discourse in the EU...
For anybody reading in the EU, consider emailing one of your representatives and demand they undo this age verification surveillance stuff: fightchatcontrol.eu/#delegates (Site is unrelated, it just happens to have a list of representatives.)
For anybody in the US, find your representatives here: senate.gov/senators/senators-cβ¦ Since the US has similar plans: act.eff.org/action/tell-congreβ¦

From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move, says technology journalist Taylor Lorenz
Taylor Lorenz (The Guardian)
Squizzy
in reply to ell1e • • •I will drop out of anything that requires this. I have tenure, I dont need to be online anywhere in my private life. I am sick of emailing MEPs for zero change.
I dont trust american tech and have of europe is on the verge of falling to the right I'd sooner leave for a third world country.
ell1e
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