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The Online Safety Act is vague because its purpose is not to create a regulatory system, but instead to empower Ofcom to create a regulatory system that can eff
by cjs_ac 2y ago
The Online Safety Act is vague because its purpose is not to create a regulatory system, but instead to empower Ofcom to create a regulatory system that can effectively regulate a wide range of business models and online services, including those that do not exist and are currently inconceivable.
If you're looking for advice on how to comply with the act, the go-to person is Heather Burns[0].
[0] https://heatherburns.tech/ https://heatherburns.tech/
- JoshTriplett 2y ago> The Online Safety Act is vague because its purpose is not to create a regulatory system, but instead to empower Ofcom to create a regulatory system that can effectively regulate a wide range of business models and online services, including those that do not exist and are currently inconceivable. And that awful purpose is something you see fit to defend?
- pmlnr 2y agoAccording to ofcom, the very site you just linked must have osa risk assessment. I can't find it there, can you?
- pjc50 2y agoIt's not a forum. Only sites which allow user-to-user comms are covered. (realistically the OSA kills the possibility of UK social media startups, which I'm sure everyone is fine with, right?)
- pmlnr 2y agoYou are wrong. Read this: https://onlinesafetyact.co.uk/ra_my_self_hosted_single_user_mastodon_instance https://onlinesafetyact.co.uk/ra_my_self_hosted_single_user_...