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Save Our Sites!

Faced with fines under the UK Online Safety Act, dozens of harmless, safe, small websites will shut down by the 17 March deadline. This is a threat to net plurality and federated social media!

The Secretary of State has powers to change the categorisation of sites under the OSA.

The UK government must act quickly to exempt small and harmless sites that don't experience problems.

openrightsgroup.org/blog/save-

Open Rights GroupSave our Sites: Deadline 17 MarchIncredible as it may seem, thanks to the Online Safety Act, dozens of harmless, safe, small websites are closing down by 17 March, rather than face threats of fines that could lose their operators their homes.
#SaveOurSites#fediverse#OnlineSafetyAct
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If the Secretary of State promises to act before 17 March, then small sites may well be saved, and more besides as people understand the new duties.

Action is needed – quickly!

If you're concerned, or impacted, then please email your MP (UK), asking that small, harmless sites are exempted from duties under the Online Safety Act, before they're closed down.

Take Action ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/sav

Open Rights GroupSave our sites - Write to your MPSmall UK websites, user-to-user services and even computer games that are completely safe and well managed, are faced with difficult paperwork, risks assessments, registration and fines thanks to the Online Safety Act. Even personal blogs with comments are forced to undergo these difficult tests and compliance tasks. Getting it wrong or ignoring them could cost an operator their house – as fines can be imposed for failing to do them. As a result, many small websites in the UK are deciding to close down.
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