Online Safety Act: Difference between revisions

====Freedom====

The Act requires platforms to proactively monitor and remove "harmful" content. Critics argue this could incentivize excessive content moderation, limiting freedom of expression and legitimate debate online.{{Citation needed}} Civil liberties groups warn that consumers may face reduced access to lawful content due to companies’ fear of regulatory penalties.{{Citation needed}}

====Privacy====

The law empowers [[Ofcom]] to compel messaging services to implement scanning tools, including within encrypted channels.{{Citation needed}} Privacy advocates argue this effectively undermines end-to-end  

encryption, forcing consumers to compromise their security for compliance.{{Citation needed}} Services like [[Signal]] and [[WhatsApp]] have threatened to withdraw from the UK rather than weaken user privacy protections.{{Citation needed}}