LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)
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If the Act leads to the closure of LFGSS, then it simply can't be a good piece of legislation.
This is known to not be good legislation, but there was a culture war stoked by the Conservatives that Labour are not choosing to extinguish... forums and other UK sites are collateral damage.
The only thing we could do is let our MPs know, and to let Dame Melanie Dawes who runs Ofcom know... but I can guarantee you that they just do not care about the collateral damage, they care about this legislation being a tool to go after all social media.
Velocio
I happen to be, by chance (not luck), one of the first to read this.
What a sad piece of news.
There are no words.
If the Act leads to the closure of LFGSS, then it simply can't be a good piece of legislation.
Is there not a way for us to come together and crowd-fund what's needed to pay for compliance work? If we're thousands of people, it should be doable.
PS: complying, or circumventing -- moving it abroad, whatever.