The UK Internet Safety Act came into law on 25th July2025. By Monday (28 July), a petition calling for the law to be repealed had been signed over 550,000 times. This forces a debate regarding a repeal in the UK parliament. This debate is scheduled to take place in Westminster Hall for December 15, 2025 at 4:30 pm. The debate will be opened by Lewis Atkinson MP and will be streamed on the UK Parliament YouTube channel.
Whatever you think about the Act it is making a difference in the lives of childred and age verification systems seem to be improving as time passes. The UK government made a statement regarding the petition as follows:
' The Government is working with Ofcom to ensure that online in-scope services are subject to robust but proportionate regulation through the effective implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023.'
UK Government have no plans to repeal the Act.
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