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This list of requirements is excessive and nobody wants to read through endless documents and do endless risk assessments. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-c...

Children's access assessments - 32 pages

Guidance on highly effective age assurance and other Part 5 duties - 50 pages

Protecting people from illegal harms online - 84 pages

Illegal content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services - 84 pages

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What happens with cross nation access? Will international sites start to refuse accounts to brits?

I believe lobste.rs is one site that's going to geoblock the UK as a precautionary measure at least

I thought that was a tech site, are they hosting porn now? I'd have thought they'd already police hate crimes, encouraging suicide, self-harm, and such?? Perhaps they have a special section where they encourage kids to huff glue?

You’re missing the point. The law is so vague and broad that it could be interpreted as covering even far more innocuous content than the few extreme examples you listed here.

The 'if they have nothing to hide' argument? Really?

I look forward to reading your fully compliant risk assessment before interacting with this comment, lest it be judged to contain offensive, inappropriate, or pornographic content.

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