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1. amiga3+wc[view] [source] 2025-02-23 20:29:53
>>ColinW+(OP)
Charlie Stross's blog is next.

Liability is unlimited and there's no provision in law for being a single person or small group of volunteers. You'll be held to the same standards as a behemoth with full time lawyers (the stated target of the law but the least likely to be affected by it)

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/12/storm-cl...

The entire law is weaponised unintented consequences.

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2. aimazo+kf[view] [source] 2025-02-23 20:52:49
>>amiga3+wc
There has been new information since that blog post which has reaffirmed the "this is much ado about nothing" takes because Ofcom have said that they do not want to be a burden on smaller sites.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-c...

"We’ve heard concerns from some smaller services that the new rules will be too burdensome for them. Some of them believe they don’t have the resources to dedicate to assessing risk on their platforms, and to making sure they have measures in place to help them comply with the rules. As a result, some smaller services feel they might need to shut down completely.

So, we wanted to reassure those smaller services that this is unlikely to be the case."

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3. pembro+mh[view] [source] 2025-02-23 21:07:59
>>aimazo+kf
Nothing more reassuring than a vague “we’re unlikely to go after you [if you stay on our good side.]”

It’s clear the UK wants big monopolistic tech platforms to fully dominate their local market so they only have a few throats to choke when trying to control the narrative…just like “the good old days” of centralized media.

I wouldn’t stand in the way of authoritarians if you value your freedom (or the ability to have a bank account).

The risk just isn't worth it. You write a blog post that rubs someone power-adjacent the wrong way and suddenly you're getting the classic "...nice little blog you have there...would be a shame to find something that could be interpreted as violating 1 of our 17 problem areas..."

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4. HPsqua+Fn[view] [source] 2025-02-23 21:59:29
>>pembro+mh
Sovereign is he who makes the exception.
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