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Nigel Farage Vows to Repeal Britain’s ‘Dystopian’ Online Safety Act
- Today at 11am in central London, Nigel Farage will lead a Reform UK event featuring a special guest to voice opposition to the Online Safety Act.
- The Online Safety Act, which took effect on July 25, 2023, mandates that individuals in the UK confirm their age—using methods like photo ID or facial recognition—before accessing harmful material, including pornography and sites related to suicide.
- Critics including Reform UK and former party chairman Zia Yusuf argue the law overreaches by handing ministers sweeping censorship powers and compromising encryption and privacy.
- A petition hosted on the UK government’s official site has attracted over 338,000 signatures demanding the repeal of the Act, arguing that its wide-ranging provisions threaten free speech and limit discussions within civil society.
- The controversy illustrates ongoing political conflict, with Reform UK pledging to scrap the Act if elected and the government defending it as essential for child protection online.
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