LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)
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Lolz, but seriously... If you represent other small sites then journalists keep asking me for examples of others affected... You should make yourself known.
Velocio-
Frankly, I'm scared of putting a target on myself. I've been running online communities for around as long as yourself, 27 to 28 years or so. Just marked our 25th anniversary, and now I'm concerned that this extremely authoritarian government will take my hobby away from me as they seize more control of the internet. The site means a lot to people, and I have the same sort of stories as you with regards the impact it's had on peoples lives.
I'm absolutely in favour of increasing safeguarding online, but things like paying for age verification is... I mean, what are we meant to do?
user159372
If you can enlighten us as to the discrepancies, please do so. At the minute, it seems you are just offering a free service to a high profile case, and promoting your own paid services in doing so.
Forgive me for being blunt, but reading between the lines, it is still going to mean many small to medium sites (like my own) having to close.
If it takes you and your crew "half a day, max" to sort out compliance, then what about the rest of us?