This is important. Wikipedia is swept up here with social media sites and the frenzy they create to "do something" (about the sites that create the frenzy). Wiki also suffers everytime copyright holders come under threat. The easy solution is to increase the law.... whereas implementing and enforcing the existing laws remains in the too tricky pile. Punitive laws should be balanced by rights.
Well done WMF... and good luck Roger (aka Victuallers) On Thu, 8 May 2025 at 11:01, Franziska Putz <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I hope you had a lovely long weekend. I’m Ziski from the Wikimedia > Foundation’s Global Advocacy team; I’m based in London and have been > fortunate to meet some of you. I am reaching out with an* important > update about UK regulatory affairs. * > > On 8 May, 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation announced a legal challenge > against a new element of the UK Online Safety Act, > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/09/19/wikimedia-foundation-calls-for-protection-and-fair-treatment-of-wikipedia/>which > could have detrimental effects for Wikipedia. This is an aspect of the same > law that the Foundation has been warning the government about in > parliamentary debates and an open letter campaign, which many of you > supported. We are bringing a legal challenge because the negative impacts > that this law threatens to have on Wikipedia have not been addressed. > > > The challenge targets the Categorisation Regulations, which are currently > so broadly written that Wikipedia could be classified as a “Category 1” > service. As a Category 1 service, Wikipedia could face duties that would > threaten our mission, for example, by disempowering users who wish to keep > their identity private. In > <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/05/08/wikimedia-foundation-brings-legal-challenge-to-new-uk-online-safety-act-requirements/>this > blog post > <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/05/08/wikimedia-foundation-brings-legal-challenge-to-new-uk-online-safety-act-requirements/> > you > can learn more about our legal challenge. > > > The Foundation will also be hosting a Zoom call on Tuesday, May 13 @ > 18:00 - 19:00 BST to answer any questions you may have. Please register > for the call *via this link > <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/meeting/register/yG-qXyR0RAStKsDVMmhtIA>.* > > Best wishes, > > Ziski > > Franziska Putz (she/her) > > Senior Movement Advocacy Manager > > Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation > > [email protected] > > UTC Timezone > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- Roger Bamkin *0771 9790901* 01835 864317 Jedburgh, Scotland
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