US Social Media company bans UK access

    • 286 posts
    May 6, 2025 4:42 PM PDT

    ​US social media company gab.com has decided to withdraw from the UK by banning access from UK IP addresses.

    They refuse to comply with OFCOM and make user data available to the UK Government.

    If one tries to access the site this message appears;

    https://uk.gab.com/

    Geffers

     

    • Moderator
    • 376 posts
    May 8, 2025 10:42 AM PDT

    The UK's Online Safety Act is bringing down so many websites and now large websites are making the difficult decision to not serve the UK market due to this OSA.  I honestly don't blame Gab for doing this as the fines are so large and subjective.  I'm sad though for the UK resident's that have lost access.  I keep hoping the UK online overlords will see the effects of their act that's supposed to protect children, but instead forcing many websites to shutter instead that likely provided nice communities for people.