
Wikipedia Loses Challenge to UK Online Safety Act
WikipediaThe Wikimedia Foundation, the charity that runs Wikipedia, has lost a court fight over some of the UK’s Online Safety Act provisions. The High Court action aimed to prevent the strictest rules of the law from being applied to the online encyclopedia. The judge dismissed the challenge but, as reported by Reuters the The Guardian, […]
8/12/2025

ID Verification on YouTube (2025): What It Is, Why It’s Here, and How Australian & UK Laws Are Driving It
AITL;DR – YouTube is expanding age checks for viewers and tightening identity checks for creators. The UK’s Online Safety Act and Australia’s new under-16 social-media rules are the big levers forcing platforms toward “highly effective age assurance” (read: ID, credit card, or selfie verification). Read on for details about the changes, and how you can […]
8/11/2025
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