🚨 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: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/50368431806484-European-Union-Digital-Services-Act-DSA
I talked about all of this here on lemmy, with more detailed explanations: https://leminal.space/post/31858818/21120139
How all of this went for the UK previously: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/09/uk-online-safety-act-internet-censorship-world-following-suit https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/11/6/britain-calls-it-safety-it-is-censorship
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: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#delegates (Site is unrelated, it just happens to have a list of representatives.)
For anybody in the US, find your representatives here: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm Since the US has similar plans: https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-force-age-checks-online
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.
Might not be much left to go to, if people everywhere give up on protesting and this is adopted widely. I recommend sending an email even if it seems pointless.
I get you, I have to ally MEPs but maybe two engaged and they both copped the children must be saved POV