Wikipedia operator loses court challenge to UK Online Safety Act regulations

UK Court Ruling Leaves Wikipedia Facing Years Of Uncertainty Under Online Safety Act

Two headlines walked into a UK courtroom: the BBC says “Wikipedia loses challenge,” while the Guardian says “Wikipedia can challenge if the strictest rules apply.” Annoyingly, both are true—and that split-screen is a perfect microcosm of what’s wrong with the UK’s Online Safety Act. The core issue is whether or not Wikipedia would be considered…

UK court dismisses challenge to anticipated government categorization of Wikipedia

The UK High Court of Justice on Monday dismissed the Wikimedia Foundation’s legal challenge to aspects of the new Online Safety Act (OSA), ruling that the organization failed to establish sufficient grounds to bring the case. The court dismissed the claim on the basis that Wikimedia failed to demonstrate how legislative and administrative decisions to impose certain duties on sites like Wikipedia were “flawed.” The court clarified how the UK gov…

Case dismissed – Wikipedia loses UK Online Safety Act legal challenge, but it may still be safe from age checks

The Wikimedia Foundation has lost its legal challenge against the Online Safety Act, but it may still be on the right track to resist new rules.

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Wikipedia loses challenge against UK Online Safety Act rules

A High Court ruling in the UK has quashed Wikipedia’s attempt to overturn part of the country’s divisive Online Safety Act. Judges dismissed the Wikimedia Foundation’s challenge to rules that could place the online encyclopaedia under the law’s strictest category of regulation.