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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rachel Hall

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

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Wikipedia says it is different to other sites expected to be labelled category 1 providers such as Facebook, X and Instagram. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

The operator of Wikipedia has been given permission by a high court judge to challenge the Online Safety Act if it is categorised as a high-risk platform, which would impose the most stringent duties.

The Wikimedia Foundation has said it might be forced to reduce how many people can access the site in order to comply with the regulations if it is classified as a category 1 provider by Ofcom later this summer.

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