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

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Velocio

Sooo.. Anyone know who the secretary of state is?

Apparently there is a way to not have to do this stuff... The secretary of state has authority and power to make exceptions and carve outs.

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Lebowski in reply to @Velocio

Anyone know who the secretary of state is?

@mashton probably plays squash with them on Fridays at the club
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aggi in reply to @Velocio

Looks like it is Science, Innovation and Technology which is Peter Kyle.

EDIT, yep
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/potential-impact-of-the-online-safety-bill/potential-impact-of-the-online-safety-bill

We have been commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the government department responsible for the Online Safety Bill,
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Bearlegged in reply to @Velocio

https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state-for-the-future-digital-economy-and-online-safety

Looks like it might be Baroness Jones of Whitchurch? Though it also seems to be a subject that sits under both DCMS and the Home Office.
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hippy in reply to @Velocio

Anyone know who the secretary of state is?

I thought that was a US thing. We have one too?

We do... and it seems they don't like parking on the grass in Richmond Park...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_(United_Kingdom)

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