Misapprehension? If so, they aren't the only one.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/uk_online_safety_act_...
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/uk_online_safety_act_...
According to the Ofcom regulation checker [1] (linked to by The Register article), the Online Safety Act does not apply to this content.
Here's the most pertinent section (emphasis mine):
> Your online service will be exempt if... Users can only interact with content generated by your business/the provider of the online service. Such interactions include: comments, likes/dislikes, ratings/reviews of your content including using emojis or symbols. For example, this exemption would cover online services where the only content users can upload or share is comments on media articles you have published...
[1]: https://ofcomlive.my.salesforce-sites.com/formentry/Regulati...
As soon as your blog allows comments which other people can read, then you're allowing people to interact with content not generated by your business.
(conveniently, there is no risk to yourself if you happen to be wrong or misinformed.)
no, you are doing more than that.
you are saying that everyone who has a different interpretation of the parts you are quoting is misinformed.
that is an opinion, which you are stating as fact, as someone unaffected by the outcome.
My point is simply that the Ofcom quote clearly states that user comments on an article are not subject to the Online Safety Act. I assume this is a fact, as it's from the horse's mouth.
Some people appear to be basing their opinions on the assumption that the OSA does apply to such comments (hence my use of the offending word).
I mean even the site itself says it really shouldn't be used for legal advice...
On top of that, none of this matters until said law is settled under a case. Most often it's the first judge and the set of appeals after that point that define how the law is actually implemented. Everything before that is bluster and potential risk.