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EFF warns Online Safety Act fails to protect children

Digital rights group argues the law mislabels platforms as liable and fuels over‑censorship

01 August 2025 · 23:49 UTC

Digital rights organisation the Electronic Frontier Foundation asserts that the UK’s Online Safety Act creates a catch‑all “duty of care” legal framework that encourages platforms to suppress lawful speech, undermines anonymity and privacy, and ultimately fails to keep children safer online.