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#freedomofexpression

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Open Rights Group

The UK Online Safety Act requires platforms to assess and moderate 'illegal' content.

This mixed with the UK’s vague definition of terrorism could lead to content being wrongly flagged and removed.

This includes supportive posts about Palestine or protests and debate about the Palestine Action ban.

Read our open letter ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

Open Rights GroupOpen Letter: Implementation of Palestine Action Proscription on Social MediaDear Ofcom, Meta, Alphabet, X and ByteDance, Implementation of Palestine Action proscription on social media We are writing with serious concerns about how Ofcom and social media platforms will interpret the Government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.
#OnlineSafetyAct#onlinesafety#censorship
Open Rights Group

Palestine Action ban + UK Online Safety Act = widespread censorship of content about Palestine 🚫

Lawful posts could be swept up by overly broad definitions of terrorism and wrongly removed by platforms. It's a serious attack on freedom of expression and the right to protest in the UK.

Read our open letter from human rights groups and experts ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele

Open Rights GroupHuman rights defenders raise concerns that Online Safety Act will lead to censorship of Palestine protestHuman rights organisations, academics and experts have written to Ofcom and the tech companies, Meta, Alphabet, X and ByteDance, asking for clarification over how they will protect the right to freedom of expression online in light of the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
#onlinesafetyact#freeexpression#palestine
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Open Rights Group

“Crucial public debate about Gaza is being threatened by vague, overly broad laws that could lead to content about Palestine being removed or hidden online. How these laws are applied should concern everyone regardless of their political views.”

Ofcom must uphold free expression, so people can engage online without fear of being micharacterised as terrorists.

🗣️ Sara Chitseko for ORG.

#onlinesafetyact#freeexpression#palestine
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Open Rights Group

Age verification has overextended itself 🚨

UK users are coerced into giving sensitive data to many unregulated providers under the threat of wide-ranging censorship.

It’s an open goal for cybercriminals 🤬

Tell your MP (UK) the Online Safety Act isn’t working ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/tel

Open Rights GroupTell your MP: The Online Safety Act isn’t workingWhat's the problem? The Online Safety Act has been a disaster. Rather than protect children, millions of adults are facing widespread censorship, and teenagers are having their freedom of expression restricted. Here are some of the key problems with the law: Wrongful Censorship: The law places huge liabilities and threats of jail on platforms if they don't censor the right content. It does little to protect freedom of expression. The results are in. Footage of protest censored on X. Subreddits about stopping smoking, sexual health, and the news age-gated and shadow-banned.
#OnlineSafetyAct#privacy#ageverification
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Open Rights Group

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

We warn that the Palestine Action ban coupled with UK Online Safety Act is ‘a threat to public debate’.

The OSA forces “terrorist” content to be removed, meaning PA and Palestinian content could easily be swept up and deleted, warn @eff @edri and many others.

Read about our open letter ⬇️

theguardian.com/world/2025/aug

The Guardian · Palestine Action ban coupled with Online Safety Act ‘a threat to public debate’By Haroon Siddique
#onlinesafetyact#osa#palestine
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Open Rights Group

Age verification goes way beyond porn, impacting everything from Reddit to Spotify to Xbox.

❌ Content is being age gated when it shouldn’t, including subreddits for sexual health like r/STD, for health like r/stopsmoking, or news like r/israelexposed and an X post featuring a speech about grooming gangs by Katie Lam MP.

✅ Limit the scope of the UK Online Safety Act.

#OnlineSafetyAct#onlinesafety#OSA
Open Rights Group

Liberal Reform have condemned the UK #OnlineSafetyAct for its threat to privacy and free exchange of information.

"Article 8 of the ECHR is clear that there is a right to privacy. By requiring age verification to access certain websites, the legislation forces people to put their names next to their search history on the internet."

Will the #LibDems oppose this "poorly drafted legislation"?

libdemvoice.org/we-have-a-duty

#onlinesafety#privacy#freedomofexpression
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Open Rights Group

The UK Online Safety Act has hit the fan 💩

It's clear to see in the overreaching censorship across platforms due to age-gated content.

Plus the privacy risks being stored up with an unregulated age verification industry.

Tell your MP it's gone too far ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/tel

Open Rights GroupTell your MP: The Online Safety Act isn’t workingWhat's the problem? The Online Safety Act has been a disaster. Rather than protect children, millions of adults are facing widespread censorship, and teenagers are having their freedom of expression restricted. Here are some of the key problems with the law: Wrongful Censorship: The law places huge liabilities and threats of jail on platforms if they don't censor the right content. It does little to protect freedom of expression. The results are in. Footage of protest censored on X. Subreddits about stopping smoking, sexual health, and the news age-gated and shadow-banned.
#OnlineSafetyAct#onlinesafety#privacy
Open Rights Group

“We’re seeing teens being prevented from accessing content about sexual health, politics and news.

If adults want to see this content, they are forced to prove how old they are with unregulated age verification companies.

Meanwhile, small websites are closing down because they are worried about being fined because of these onerous demands.”

🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker

dazeddigital.com/life-culture/

Dazed · The UK’s new online safety laws are already a disasterSince the Online Safety Act was implemented earlier this week, people have been blocked from accessing vital information about Palestine, sexual health, transitioning, self-harm... and labubus
#OnlineSafetyAct#onlinesafety#freedomofexpression
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Open Rights Group

Adults treated like kids unless they sacrifice privacy. Young people cut off from support and information. Public debate neutered.

Ofcom must take stock of these threats to freedom of expression and Parliament must reform the Online Safety Act to limit its scope.

Tell your MP to fix it ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/tel

Open Rights GroupTell your MP: The Online Safety Act isn’t workingWhat's the problem? The Online Safety Act has been a disaster. Rather than protect children, millions of adults are facing widespread censorship, and teenagers are having their freedom of expression restricted. Here are some of the key problems with the law: Wrongful Censorship: The law places huge liabilities and threats of jail on platforms if they don't censor the right content. It does little to protect freedom of expression. The results are in. Footage of protest censored on X. Subreddits about stopping smoking, sexual health, and the news age-gated and shadow-banned.
#OnlineSafetyAct#onlinesafety#freedomofexpression
Open Rights Group

With over 420k people signing a petition to repeal the UK Online Safety Act, it’s clear that MPs need to fix this mess!

Rather than protect children, millions of adults are facing widespread censorship and threats to their privacy.

Write to your MP now (UK) ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/tel

Open Rights GroupTell your MP: The Online Safety Act isn’t workingWhat's the problem? The Online Safety Act has been a disaster. Rather than protect children, millions of adults are facing widespread censorship, and teenagers are having their freedom of expression restricted. Here are some of the key problems with the law: Wrongful Censorship: The law places huge liabilities and threats of jail on platforms if they don't censor the right content. It does little to protect freedom of expression. The results are in. Footage of protest censored on X. Subreddits about stopping smoking, sexual health, and the news age-gated and shadow-banned.
#onlinesafetyact#onlinesafety#privacy
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Open Rights Group

Age verification is creating an information desert.

The Online Safety Act sets every UK user to child as default.

Teenagers? Blocked. Adults? Content denied unless we do age checks with unregulated companies.

It's not just porn! News on Gaza and Ukraine is being scrubbed from view, threatening #freedomofexpression as well as #privacy ⛔

404media.co/uk-users-need-to-p

404 Media · UK Users Need to Post Selfie or Photo ID to View Reddit's r/IsraelCrimes, r/UkraineWarFootage“If visibility of r/IsraelCrimes is being restricted under the Online Safety Act, it’s only because the state fears accountability,” moderators say.
#OnlineSafetyAct#onlinesafety#OSA
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