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The Online Safety Act: A New Threat to the Fediverse?
The Online Safety Act aims to make the internet safer, but its strict rules could put small Fediverse communities at risk. With limited resources, many admins face tough choices—ramp up moderation, block UK users, or shut down. Can better regulations, tools, and collaboration keep them online?
), there’s a lot of talk about how the hefty fines and strict rules might also pressure smaller sites and community forums to either ramp up moderation or risk shutting down, sparking a debate on how to balance safety with online freedom. They face challenges like handling harassment and spam without the robust infrastructure of larger platforms, and the decentralised nature means each server has to figure out its own rules and security measures. Legal and financial support, such as grants or free compliance training, could help admins navigate complex rules, while decentralised moderation and peer-to-peer enforcement would reduce the individual burden.
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