US EditionWikipedia Loses UK Safety Act Challenge, Worries It Will Have to Verify User IDs
UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 11 – The Wikimedia Foundation argued verification rules would reduce Wikipedia's UK users but the High Court upheld the regulations, allowing further legal review by regulator Ofcom.
- Wikipedia lost a legal challenge against new Online Safety Act rules that could require verifying user identities.
- The Wikimedia Foundation argued the rules were too broad and would undermine contributor privacy and safety.
- Despite the loss, the judgement emphasized protecting Wikipedia, but concerns remain about identity verification requirements.
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Wikipedia host loses challenge to Online Safety Act regs
But it can contest if it lands up in 'Category 1,' and the move hurts operations, says judge Wikipedia today lost a legal battle against the UK's tech secretary to tighten the criteria around the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), as it seeks to exclude itself from the strictest regulations.…
Wikipedia loses challenge to UK's new internet "safety" rules
The U.K. is implementing its so-called Online Safety Act, a legal smorgasbord of controls, restrictions, regulations and censorious follies of the kind likely to make quick fools of the censors. The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, challenged relevant parts of the law in court, but its challenge was dismissed today. — Read the rest The post Wikipedia loses challenge to UK's new internet "safety" rules appeared first on Boing Boing.
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