Post by @sackofbones@kolektiva.social

2026-09-16 15:41 UTC

Because of the Social Media Platforms (Ofcom Licensing) Bill in the uk, fediverse admins globally now have to get a license to be able to be connectable from the uk. Edit: I forgot to add that this hasn't passed yet, but it probably will because politicians don't listen to us here This is the bill: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4285 Please not that it says operating in the uk not operating from the uk, so it applies globally. To get a license: - You have to send snail mail to ofcom to get a license - Employ a compliance team - Keep all your logs - Ensure that content made available does not "incite criminal conduct, violence, hatred or public disorder." Whatever the fuck that means, it's so vague you can make that anything - Ensure that content made available does not violate the laws of the uk... So you have to follow uk law outside of the uk now - Ensure that there isn't misinformation, so I would just not have to post misinformation on my lemmy instance then? Or is that not enough for them? I can't remove stuff on other instances you fucking morons - You have to dox all your users The punishment for breaking any of these rules is as follows: - An unlimited fine - Up to two years of jail time - A court order to have ISPs block you(fucking horrible my lemmy instance is in my wardrobe I don't want my internet cut off) - And anything else the court " considers appropriate." Which is anything so just anything else #fediadmin #fediverse #fuckwestminster #uk #authoritarianism #censorship #ofcom

Replies (4)

@sackofbones@kolektiva.social 2026-09-16 15:45

I've already taken down my lemmy instance so I don't get jailed for two years because I can't comply

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@TheTrueProgressive2006_@mastodon.social 2026-10-16 15:58

@sackofbones@kolektiva.social same with my Home Nation in the United States we have 50 States and not a single State Government Official listens to the People and same thing with State Legislatures, State Legislators, Governors, Lieutenant Governors, State Attorney Generals, State Auditor Generals, State Secretaries, State Judges, State Supreme Courts, etc and if anything is screwed up with Local Governments In The US Similar to the UK the people determine which political parties they choose but on the State no.

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@x3lz@mastodon.social 2026-10-16 19:46

@sackofbones@kolektiva.social fuck them, I would just say "not your jurisdiction, censor me yourself you dumb fuckers, china figured it out years ago" oh and then I would publish thr whole communication chain, and tell users in the UK to install Tor browser to protect themselves from their own fucked in the head government. Fuck censorship, fuck mass surveillance, fuck them.

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@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org 2026-10-16 22:20

@sackofbones@kolektiva.social >Edit: I forgot to add that this hasn't passed yet, but it probably will It very probably won't. This is a "private member bill", and other than being read once, will not likely ever be heard of again. There's plenty of new regulation worldwide to worry about, for sure, but no-one should be shutting down based on this PMB. See also this fact-check: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bill-the-bill-ofcom-government-b3051134.html (Not sure why this popped up in my feed today, apologies for the late reply)

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