Hello hello. Update wending its way to the Indie Compliance mailing list now, with the world's least snappily titled listicle: Five things you need if you run a small, low-risk user-to-user service
This contains an update from Ofcom, and the shortest possible summary of the new legal duties
https://buttondown.com/indie-and-community-web-compliance-/archive/2-five-things-you-need-if-you-run-a-small-low/
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@rachelcoldicutt lobste.rs is intending to geoblock the UK over this, because the (US-based) owner does not believe that he can take on the risk involved in running a website catering to UK users any more.
The compliance requirements for small sites seem achievable, but if OFCOM turn around and suddenly decide either that you are not a low risk service or that you are not exactly complying with the requirements in the way that they like, the liabilities are impossibly large.
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@rachelcoldicutt Full announcement/discussion: https://lobste.rs/s/ukosa1/uk_users_lobsters_needs_your_help_with
I know many other individual operators of forums are facing the same problem. The benefit of allowing UK-based users seem way less than the risks.
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@krans I think fair to say there has been a failure to engage with people who run communities. Can't promise anything but am trying to escalate this at Ofcom to get some better guidance and engagement and improve the short-term outcomes. If you could add your details to the form linked from the newsletter will be able to keep you updated.
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