LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)
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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?
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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.