Hi everyone, Happy Friday, I hope you have nice weekends ahead. I'm writing to share an update on the long saga that has been the UK Online Safety Act.
First, a quick recap of what's happened over the summer since many of us are just getting back to our inboxes. - In July the High Court of Justice in London heard the Wikimedia Foundation’s legal challenge <https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy/wikipedias-nonprofit-host-brings-legal-challenge-to-new-online-safety-act-osa-regulations-0f9153102f29> to the Categorisation Regulations <https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/226/regulation/3/made> of the UK OSA. - In August, the High Court of Justice dismissed the challenge. Silver lining: The Court’s ruling emphasized the responsibility of Ofcom <https://www.ofcom.org.uk/> and the UK government to ensure Wikipedia is protected as the OSA is implemented. - 👉 *[We are here]* The September update: We have decided that we will not appeal the UK High Court’s decision to dismiss our challenge. However, we will continue to monitor how the Court’s guidance is followed, and how Wikipedia is protected as the OSA moves forward. There's never a dull moment in UK politics so who knows what the future holds! We do know what our future holds: The quarterly advocacy network call next week! Sept. 18th @ 16:00- 17:30 UTC. Register here <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/meeting/register/KfJ40yVyT8i0eV-F7ZnO8g>. Have a lovely weekend, Ziski Franziska Putz (she/her) Senior Movement Advocacy Manager Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation [email protected] UTC Timezone
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