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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.

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Wikipedia challenged the UK's new Online Safety Act and lost, but may have set a new precedent for fighting the rules all the same

The ruling "does not give Ofcom and the secretary of state a green light to implement a regime that would significantly impede Wikipedia’s operations."

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Wikipedia can challenge Online Safety Act if strictest rules apply to it, says judge

Wikimedia Foundation says it will be forced reduce access to site if it is classified as a category 1 provider

The Guardian - UK

Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge

Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act.

The National (Scotland)

Wikipedia loses court challenge against Online Safety Act rules

The action sought to exempt the platform from new regulations

The Independent UK

Wikipedia loses High Court challenge against UK Government

Mr Justice Johnson rejected the claims from the owners of the online encyclopaedia.

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Wikipedia’s ‘neutrality’ has always been complicated. New rules will make questioning it harder

Last month, the American non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia issued draft guidelines for researchers studying how neutral Wikipedia really is. But instead of supporting open inquiry, the guidelines reveal just how unaware the Wikimedia Foundation is of its own influence.

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20 Ways To Slash Your Expenses and Simplify Life With Duct Tape

Wikipedia defines duct tape as a: “cloth- or scrim-backed pressure-sensitive tape – often coated with polyethylene.” Any way you define it, duct tape is a...

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YouTube's misinformation tools are applied inconsistently throughout Europe, report warns

YouTube labels to provide neutral information on topics laden with conspiracy theories are applied inconsistently throughout Europe, a new report says.

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The 10 biggest sites you didn't realise are impacted by age verification – and how each will verify your age

Millions of Brits must prove their age before accessing certain sites as age verification rules are enforced in the UK. Here are the online services that require these checks, which you may not expect.

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The U.K. Keeps Threatening To Censor American Tech Companies

X has begun restricting content related to Gaza for its U.K. users, and Reddit has implemented age-verification measures to view posts about cigars.

Reason

End Of $800 Duty-Free Rule Sends Shockwaves Through US Small Businesses

As the calendar turns to August, the impact of Trump's renewed tariff offensive is just beginning to ripple through the U.S. economy.

International Business Times

UK secretary of state for science, innovation and technology says you're on the side of 'extreme pornographers' and 'predators' if you want the Online Safety Act walked back

Finally, we're safe from the nasty predators in (check notes) cycling forums.

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Google’s AI Overviews are cutting off the oxygen to the web

Google’s AI Overviews are fundamentally changing how users interact with search results, according to new data from Pew Research Center.

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Wikidata’s next leap: the open database powering tomorrow’s AI and Wikipedia

How a people-powered knowledge graph is reshaping enterprise IT, civic tech, and the future of trustworthy AI.

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Prove You’re The Reigning Champion Of Pointless Knowledge With This 25-Question Useless Fact Quiz

Think you know weird trivia? You’re about to find out because this quiz is packed with 25 of the strangest, funniest and most fascinating facts we could dig up.From cube-shaped wombat poop to laws about public flatulence and the president who allegedly kept an alligator in his bathtub. If you’ve…

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UK online legislation could threaten Wikipedia volunteer safety, group to argue in court

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia will argue this week that the UK’s Online Services Act could impact the safety and privacy of its volunteers.

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The Conversation

Is there any hope for the internet?

In 2001, social theorist bell hooks warned about the dangers of a loveless zeitgeist. In “All About Love: New Visions,” she lamented “the lack of an ongoing public discussion … about the practice of love in our culture and in our lives.”

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Banned In California: 14 Illegal Items You Can’t Have

California is known for its progressive laws, but some rules still surprise even longtime residents. From wildlife restrictions to everyday objects, the list of illegal...

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60 Times Wikipedia Articles Were So Scary And Unsettling People Just Had To Know More

Have you ever explored the weird side of Wikipedia?

The Guardian - UK

The Mortician review – so queasy it will stay with you for ever

Even more staggering than The Jinx, this riveting documentary shows the truly atrocious lengths the manager of a California crematorium went to undercut his rivals. Absolutely not for the faint-hearted

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“Do Not Cite The Deep Magic To Me”: 71 Times People Silenced Others With Their Superior Knowledge

Why do some people just can't resist but correct others?

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30 Hilarious Wikipedia Entries That Could Have Been Crafted By Comedians

Who said facts can't be served with a side of funny and a pinch of salt?

The Guardian - US

Meta sacrifices a heap of money at the altar of AI

The magnitude of Meta’s investment in Scale may seem like command of the AI race, but the company’s playing catchup

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