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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dan Milmo

UK readers may lose access to Wikipedia amid online safety bill requirements

Wikipedia logo is displayed on a smartphone screen above a notebook next to glasses
Lucy Crompton-Reid, the chief executive of Wikimedia UK, said it would be impossible for the site to moderate content to comply with the bill. Photograph: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Wikipedia could be made inaccessible to UK readers due to issues over complying with the online safety bill, a charity affiliated with the website has warned.

Lucy Crompton-Reid, the chief executive of Wikimedia UK, warned the popular site could be blocked because it will not carry out age verification if required to do so by the bill.

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