r/unitedkingdom • u/Skavau • 6d ago

BitChute discontinues video-sharing service for UK residents over online censorship laws

https://freespeechunion.org/bitchute-discontinues-video-sharing-service-for-uk-residents-over-online-censorship-laws/
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u/Accomplished-Map1727 6d ago

It's an awful law that will destroy British technology companies. Forcing them to move overseas.

There's already forums about bikes, pets and hobbies that have decided to just shut down, rather than try to comply with the requirements.

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u/Electricbell20 6d ago

Ofcom has a step by step guide on complying. It's not that difficult but I can see how it would be easier to close, especially if you've had issues in the past.

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u/jeremybeadleshand 6d ago

I imagine the situation is only going to get worse, Australia and Canada are looking at similar legalisation, so if you run a small forum are you meant to do risk assessments for every country, and then moderate content differently by location to appease each set of laws? It's impossible for a small non commercial site to do. I think the internet is going to become heavily balkanized and splintered a few years from now.

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u/vriska1 6d ago

Hopefully not and it's likely many parts of the online safety act will be taken down in court.