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Written by jaz :twt: :wales_flag: on 2025-01-17 at 17:28

Just in case this needs to be said:

I have zero intention of closing down or diminishing our services on toot.wales in any way whatsoever with regards to the UK Online Safety Act.

I am pursuing communications with Ofcom, and will work with both my Tŵt and my IFTAS hats on to ensure decentralised service providers can continue to operate while Ofcom figures out how it plans to regulate Fediverse services. Other advocacy groups are doing the same. If you can, sit tight.

[#]OSA #OnlineSafetyAct

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Written by jaz :twt: :wales_flag: on 2025-01-17 at 17:41

This list of sites closing down is a travesty.

https://onlinesafetyact.co.uk/in_memoriam/

We will all be slowly dragged under the roof of those who can afford to comply -which is not what I think the regulator wants.

The answer to shitty social is not making everyone use it. The answer is building our own.

We have what they are looking for, locally-governed, locally-hosted, community-driven social.

Yes, there are safety concerns. Yes, we are working on it. Let's figure out a way to get our message heard.

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Written by Only Ohm on 2025-01-17 at 17:38

@jaz More power to your elbow, but a note of caution: the problem with "sit tight", AIUI, is that the date at which the regulations are likely to come into force is soon enough that preparatory compliance work is needed right now (yes, in advance of the full regulations being published) to have any chance of complying with them.

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Written by jaz :twt: :wales_flag: on 2025-01-17 at 17:46

@only_ohm Ofcom has a "small services" taskforce starting to figure out what they want to say and do. OSA has more teeth than the DSA for sure, but I'm ready to work with Ofcom to walk them through how it all works, how their regulations impact safe spaces, and what activities are underway in the fediverse to meet their trust and safety concerns.

Not the first regulation I've had to deal with, won't be the last.

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Written by soc on 2025-01-17 at 22:29

@jaz

We will all be slowly dragged under the

roof of those who can afford to comply

-which is not what I think the regulator wants.

The purpose of a system is what it does. 🤷

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Written by Ret on 2025-01-19 at 12:21

@jaz I have written a letter to my MP emphasising this. At a time when "big social" is slipping into the control of far-right political interests, the health of the "rest of the web" is absolutely crucial.

https://furry.engineer/@ret/113850975760144819

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Written by Phil Thane ✅ on 2025-01-17 at 18:23

@jaz

Thanks Jaz.

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Written by doombunny on 2025-01-17 at 18:29

@jaz Neil Brown has been looking over the legislation - see https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil/113845059203960439 if you haven't already. 🙂

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Written by WoollyMel on 2025-01-17 at 22:44

@jaz Thank you

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Written by Ed Bridges on 2025-01-17 at 22:58

@jaz Keep up the good work. Is there a virtual jar into which we can drop a few virtual pennies towards the efforts being made in this regard?

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Written by jaz :twt: :wales_flag: on 2025-01-17 at 23:22

@DrEdBridges stay tuned, our Open Collective should be enabled soon 👍

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Written by ilias :thepiratebay: on 2025-01-18 at 00:39

@jaz solidarity with Welsh Mastodon community ❤ and it will be interesting to see Ofcom's approach towards big Fediverse instances

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Written by Beachbum on 2025-01-18 at 00:55

@jaz Okey dokey.

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Written by BelHas on 2025-01-18 at 08:07

@jaz unfortunately that this could happen was just a question of time 😔 Stay strong! 🫶

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Written by Michael Palmer on 2025-01-19 at 09:52

@jaz Hello Jazz, I am disappointed to learn that the online safety act is a threat to safe online spaces. Is there something that you could point me to, that would explain how regulation could deal with the dangerous online ecosystems of the oligarchs whilst not damaging safe spaces? Thanks again for all your work on Toot.Wales

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Written by jaz :twt: :wales_flag: on 2025-01-19 at 17:13

@MichaelPalmer I don't have anything to point to, but the EU DSA does a good job of carving out small spaces as long as there's someone to reach regarding harms. OSA's requirements apply more broadly to anything with two or more users.

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Written by Michael Palmer on 2025-01-19 at 20:49

@jaz Many thanks Jazz

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Written by The Vampire Fish Queen on 2025-01-21 at 00:56

@jaz @MichaelPalmer I think there will be alot of judicial reviews and legal challenges to law while there huge backlash from the public when sites start blocking the UK leading to the UK gov backtracking hard and bringing the law more in line with the EU DSA

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Written by Christopher M0YNG on 2025-01-19 at 12:37

@jaz fellow admin of a UK based instance here.

Thanks, also I'll follow and hope I can copy your homework :alex_grin:

(I have no idea how fedi works under this framework, I can't fit it into any box that feels right)

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