sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 days agoWikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification ruleswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkWikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification ruleswww.bbc.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTehPers@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·4 days agoIf Wikipedia is required to do verification and doesn’t have the funds for it, they could just IP block the UK. Maybe it’d get people to give a shit too if Wikipedia noped out of the entire country as a result.
minus-squareRadiant_sir_radiant@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-23 days agoIt’s what they should do really. Make the consequences of the law as visible as possible.
If Wikipedia is required to do verification and doesn’t have the funds for it, they could just IP block the UK. Maybe it’d get people to give a shit too if Wikipedia noped out of the entire country as a result.
It’s what they should do really. Make the consequences of the law as visible as possible.