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Wikimedia Foundation, home hosting free online encyclopedia , by (OSA). The law aims to protect users from harmful online content by imposing restrictions and fines on extensive internet platforms as social media companies. Although the law was accepted in 2023, the implementation and classification of companies obedient to the law only .
The bill ranks online platforms according to categories facing limits and levels of application. Wikimedia claims that the British communication regulator, the UK communication regulator, defective and uncertain system uses a flawed and uncertain system, according to the law “Classification Rules” in the law.
Under Sizes such as the ability to direct or share the number and content of UK users, Wikipedia’s higher risk “1 category 1” platform will be considered. It would put the same bucket like Wikipedia as Facebook, X, YouTube and other major social platforms.
The leading consultant of the Wikimedia Foundation was shared in Phil Bradley-Schmieg The foundation felt that the foundation would be fairer, trying to clarify the rules through the UK regulators.
The platforms known as 1 category have more harsh requirements that regulate how quickly malicious content has eliminated, Prevents the cybershole and more. Wikimedia Foundation should not fall into category 1, because it is a nonprofit, advertisement and mainly managed by volunteers.
The Wikimedia Foundation will be a significant problem for our resources to meet “serious reporting and compliance liabilities,” and penalties related to 1 category classification “can cause users who want to keep their identities secretly.
Basis They said they support the rules that could improve online security. “OSA intends to make the Britain’s safer space to be online,” Bradley-Schmieg “, especially unfortunately, we now have to protect the confidentiality and security of Wikipedia’s voluntary editors.”
