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EDIT: I was wrong in this comment, I thought it was blocked but the owners decided to take it down.

Original comment follows: They blocked irish.session.nz: "Resources for learning Irish music by ear". This is either a mistake or a very early example of a political abuse of the OSA. Both are wrong of course and prove what a stupid and concerning thing OSA truly is.

>>santia+(OP)
They didn't block it. The site owners have chosen to not show the site to UK users for Legal Reasons.

>>santia+(OP)
If I am right it is the opposite. It's because website owners block the UK IP addresses, as otherwise they could face criminal charges unless they buy an expensive compliance-as-a-service solution to check the age of all visitors and hire lawyers to craft "compliance policy" Ofcom can read. Otherwise you have a criminal liability.

Think it as a bit like GDPR but 1) much more expensive 2) with criminal liability 3) Makes even less sense than GDPR as it does nothing to prevent harm for minors 4) derimental for user experience and users.

"Funnily enough" the companies who lobbied for Online Safety Act, and former Ofcom employees, are now selling age verification check services and compliance services related to Online Safety Act. They have pretty good profit margins there, making even Google and Facebook look poor.

More here:

https://x.com/moo9000/status/1950866445186818209

>>nickwe+4
A bit like choosing to give up your wallet with a gun to your head

A ridiculous analogy but not entirely

>>miohta+b
You are right, my bad.

>>miohta+b
The official narrative is beyond ridiculous: https://x.com/AkkadSecretary/status/1950318214258516161

> And for everybody out there who's thinking about using VPNs, let me just say to you directly, verifying your age keeps a child safe. Keeps children safe in our country. So let's just not try and find a way around. Just prove your age. Make the internet safer for children. Make it a better experience for everyone. That's surely what we should aspire to in this country.

It's a grave insult to think someone would even believe this.

EDIT: Pictured in the video is Peter Kyle, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kyle

>>iluman+G6
Peter Kyle is the same person who has strongly implied that everyone opposed to this law are siding with pedophiles. Meanwhile, there are pictures of him with his friend Ivor Caplin[1], who was caught in a sting and arrested on suspicion of engaging in online sexual communications with a child[2], so perhaps he should worry more about the people he surround himself with.

[1] https://x.com/GregHadfield/status/1878113938593730650?lang=e...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Caplin

>>vidarh+h8
Every accusation is a confession is not even funny anymore at this point