The UK Online Safety Act is ballooning in scope.

Bumping up 'self-harm' content as a priority offence means these sort of posts will be stripped from social media for adults and kids.

ORG's @JamesBaker explains how this change to the law will result in therapeutic or support content being censored.

Watch now ️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/gQq5ccfPvw3ibzt1EwNMuX

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Algorithms will hyperactively dredge feeds of what's 'illegal' before people even see it.

Platforms will over-moderate, rather than face penalties. The impact on protest about Palestine is far-reaching when up against automated censorship.

Write to your MP that the UK Online Safety Act isn't working ️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working

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What's 'illegal' is open to interpretation.

UK terror laws criminalise people for taking part in a proscribed group AND for expressing 'support' which is 'reckless' in getting others to support it.

Duties on platforms under the UK Online Safety Act encourage automated moderation that disproportionately affects marginalised political speech.

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Platforms have a duty to mitigate the risk of 'illegal' content under the UK Online Safety Act.

Faced with unclear definitions, they'll over-moderate content about protest and Palestine solidarity.

Especially as Ofcom advises platforms they can bypass OSA duties by censoring more than is required!

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The Palestine Action ban in the UK is hitting the streets and our feeds.

Beyond mass arrests, the Online Safety Act requires social media platforms to block 'illegal' content.

This is leading to the over-censorship of content relating to Gaza and protest.

Read more ️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/human-rights-defenders-raise-concerns-that-online-safety-act-will-lead-to-censorship-of-palestine-protest/

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