Aife
March 27, 2024, 5:32pm
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Hi everyone,
I’m aware the Online Safety Act became law in the UK in November 2023. I’m wondering if Discourse are launching any new features to support with this new law and helping making online communities safer for people under the age of 18 to use?
Thank you!
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ondrej
March 27, 2024, 7:33pm
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A new ‘It’s illegal’ flag option has been added.
We have added a new “It’s illegal” reason to the flagging system. When selected by a site member in the post flagging popup, a specific reason can be provided. When the report is recorded in the database it gets its own, new “illegal” type in the database and can then be tracked and acted on by moderators.
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The reason for this change is the upcoming 17 February, 2024 Digital Services Act (DSA) requirement for online platforms like Discourse sites to start …
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Heliosurge
March 27, 2024, 8:30pm
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May I have a link to review? Curious to see what the UK changes entail
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Ed_S
December 16, 2024, 10:18pm
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There’s an explainer here
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