Talk:Implementation of the UK Online Safety Act
The Online Safety Act is a Conspiracy
The Youtuber Cyber Waffle has been speaking with an MP and is working on setting up an interview. He goes over some things this MP told him in his video entitled "The Online Safety Act is a Conspiracy."
It would be great for the wiki to independently verify these claims that are made in the video for inclusion in this article. There are mentions of some damning things about Carnegie UK and profiting off of biometrics and identity confirmation systems. If verified and referenced, we could include articles on Carnegie and the third party identity verification companies to paint a broader picture.
The Online Safety Act is one act in two different stages.
The legislation documents are very long and changes between versions are not easy to find. It would be great if someone has the time to comb through the different revisions and find where the identity verification was added. So far the only source for this info is what the Youtuber said the MP told him. There will hopefully be an interview with this MP so we can quote them directly but finding the source in the legislation would be best. LegislationRepair (talk) 17:31, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
Comments
The main comment I wanted to make was on the use of red links. Generally, red links should be used only where it is:
- expected that a page on the topic would be appropriate for the wiki, and
- a Wikipedia page does not exist for the relavent entity
If a reader is looking for additonal context about an involved entity, it will usually be more helpful to point them towards the relevant wikipedia page than to provide them with a red link here.
Other than that, I feel like Theo's section may be given undue weight? there's been an awful lot of commentary on the act out there so it should be possible to find more/better sources which make similar points but are more reputable.
It also probably needs some information explaining the different 'classes' that websites can be sorted into based on their size, content, and features, and how the requirements differ based on that. Keith (talk) 11:43, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
- Good call. I've remove the red links since anyone can come in and link a related article once it exists.
- I've read a lot of articles and watched a lot of videos on the Online Safety Act and its implications and haven't found anything that has broken down the duty of care like Theo. It would definitely be better for the article if someone found a better (written) source that cover the broader impacts of getting these things wrong. I believe the privacy and monitoring implications of this bill are what makes it most relevant to this wiki.
- Outlining the three different classes of websites outlined by the act is also a great idea.
- Thanks Keith! LegislationRepair (talk) 12:26, 19 August 2025 (UTC)