Hi all,
It has come to my and Malcolm’s attention that the scope of the Online Safety Act is wide enough that it includes forums like this one. It is currently making its way through the legislative process and is due to come into force March 17th 2025.
We are working to understand the impact and additional cost / workload it will add to the running of the forum.
We are aware that some forums have considered these new obligations too onerous and have announced their closure, obviously we will do our best to avoid such drastic steps.
As this is just a “for information” post I’ve disabled replies as I don’t intend to prompt a long (and potentially unhelpful) discussion about the merits or otherwise of governments and politicians
We will continue to provide updates as things progress.
It has come to my and Malcolm’s attention that the scope of the Online Safety Act is wide enough that it includes forums like this one. It is currently making its way through the legislative process and is due to come into force March 17th 2025.
We are working to understand the impact and additional cost / workload it will add to the running of the forum.
We are aware that some forums have considered these new obligations too onerous and have announced their closure, obviously we will do our best to avoid such drastic steps.
As this is just a “for information” post I’ve disabled replies as I don’t intend to prompt a long (and potentially unhelpful) discussion about the merits or otherwise of governments and politicians
We will continue to provide updates as things progress.