AA is Id gated? what?? I’m pretty sure I’ve just posted on that subreddit within the last month and id never give it my id. not to mention it’s fucking anonymous.
Yeah, so fun fact: a lot of support group subreddits were blocked under the OSA. Some were unblocked, but the point still stands.
The reason why they got blocked is that, when you look at sections 60 through 62, it’s actually really vague and could block a lot of dark, distressing but necessary content. Like children’s charities have voiced concerns over this. A forum for single dads and forums for people with certain medical conditions in the UK have had to shut down, and some sfw subreddits have been age blocked for LGBT content.
Also, there are two parties who effectively decide what gets blocked: The website and the Government, and the Websites don’t want to get in trouble with the government so they overblock. Some people have used the OSA for propaganda purposes, for example, the OSA gives an exemption for news media, so you can talk about things like Jimmy Savile and terrorism, but Twitter blocked posts that would be legal under this exception to claim it was the government who did that.
On top of that, it’s the websites and services who have to run the age checking service, which is why a lot of sites have shutdown or geoblocked the UK, because they don’t have the money or resources. In short, the law is vague and service providers had to overblock to cover their arses.
AA is Id gated? what?? I’m pretty sure I’ve just posted on that subreddit within the last month and id never give it my id. not to mention it’s fucking anonymous.
I straight up don’t believe you
Yeah, so fun fact: a lot of support group subreddits were blocked under the OSA. Some were unblocked, but the point still stands.
The reason why they got blocked is that, when you look at sections 60 through 62, it’s actually really vague and could block a lot of dark, distressing but necessary content. Like children’s charities have voiced concerns over this. A forum for single dads and forums for people with certain medical conditions in the UK have had to shut down, and some sfw subreddits have been age blocked for LGBT content.
Also, there are two parties who effectively decide what gets blocked: The website and the Government, and the Websites don’t want to get in trouble with the government so they overblock. Some people have used the OSA for propaganda purposes, for example, the OSA gives an exemption for news media, so you can talk about things like Jimmy Savile and terrorism, but Twitter blocked posts that would be legal under this exception to claim it was the government who did that.
On top of that, it’s the websites and services who have to run the age checking service, which is why a lot of sites have shutdown or geoblocked the UK, because they don’t have the money or resources. In short, the law is vague and service providers had to overblock to cover their arses.
what does any of this have to do with AA
Because some of the age gated subs included help forms for alcoholics.