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 ️

Companies and civil society warn that UK is undermining open web

Signatories of joint statement, including Mozilla, Tor and Open Rights Group, call on ministers to address root causes of online harm rather than pursue blanket access restrictions.

Open Rights Group (www.openrightsgroup.org)

#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.