UK policymakers need to rethink online safety laws.

[openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org]

UK policymakers need to rethink online safety laws.

A new joint statement warns that age-gating and access restrictions threaten to fragment the open Internet and erode the rights of all users.

Read more about the statement from 19 organisations including ORG, Mozilla and @torproject ️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/companies-and-civil-society-warn-that-uk-is-undermining-open-web/

#onlinesafety #ageverification #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

[openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org]

UK Ministers are looking at curfews for young users and sweeping restrictions on access to Internet services – from video games and VPNs to static sites.

The expansion of age verification risks turning the web into “a patchwork of age-gated jurisdictions” rather than a globally accessible resource.

#onlinesafety #ageverification #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

[openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org]

UK policymakers need to address the root cause of online harms.

This means tackling the business models of large platforms, which are built on extensive data collection, behavioural targeting and engagement-maximising design.

Read the statement ️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/app/uploads/2026/05/UK-joint-statement-against-age-gates.pdf

#onlinesafety #ageverification #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

[david_chisnall@infosec.exchange]

@openrightsgroup @torproject

This is the wrong message. Ministers do not care about undermining the open web. They see openness as a bug, not a feature.

The message you need to highlight is that the OSA is handing more control to US tech companies that are under the control of Trump.