Announcement Important changes to the forum

[mustang7757]

How do you think I feel....I live here

Same here, I can't belive how messed up the UK is now, it's the newest communist state
And the online safety law not only stuffs up the people in the uk, now it's messing with other people around the world and this website

I feel for you UK people, , The US I feel is just as bad in different ways., crazy times .

 

[mustang7757]

I know you didn't mean to but it can be viewed differently depending on the culture. You know your leads best.

As for your UN, I used to play golf (back in my day they were made of wood, *yells at clouds*) but my mind went to car(t)s instead.


As a done it all IT guy, I get having to be in compliance ASAP even if it's not the immediately compromising solution. Was just spitballing ideas, id think the liability of having to moderate more heavily would be worse but I'm not the that wrote the law and likely has a narrow understanding of how simply killing DM as a blanket rule is not a solution. Puts you guys in a rough spot.

I can't remember who I asked in the past but you mind (oh the hypocrisy asking) sending the forum platform? I'll think of some ideas and look around and see whats viable.

I don't think people will leave in droves over DMs but don't want to find out either. You guys have been good to this here Android User and would like to help where possible.

Play golf ? wood sticks

 

[Laura Knotek]

Biscuits. How autocorrect got briskets (which I'm fairly certain is already plural without the s making that even more wrong) is beyond me.

Confusing meats in the main course with desserts is hilarious.

 

[VidJunky]

I don't even use DMs on this site and have found myself kind of annoyed at times when people message me directly but this seems like a bridge too far.

I have to agree with everyone saying block the UK users. Sorry if you're one, but if the UK can't trust their people to play nice in public spaces only they should be affected. Maybe if we exclude them from enough of the world they will push to improve policy or whatever this is.

 

[Westy1800]

We looking and behaving more like North Korea as every day passes..

 

[Sizzers]

We looking and behaving more like North Korea as every day passes..

He's not known as Stalin Starmer for nothing you know....

 

[Mooncatt]

Not a position I envy you being in. But if I were (and I'm assuming the servers are US based in this case), I wouldn't change a thing and let the UK just try to come after me in the US, with my US company, operating under US rules.

 

[Fulani Filot]

Hey folks,

As a result of recent changes within the UK Online Safety Act, we're going to be disabling direct messages between members of the forum. You'll still be able to contact our Administrators and our Moderators to address issues or raise concerns, but posts between regular community members will be permanently disabled very soon (some things need to be put in place first).

We also recognize that there is a marketplace on this forum where individual members communicate via direct message. Without the ability to send those messages, the forum is not going to be able to continue supporting the marketplace, so it will also be closed along with direct messages. If you're actively using the marketplace, please find an alternate method of communication before messaging other forum members is disabled.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause for members of the community and appreciate your patience as we adapt to keep in line with the law with the least impact on your experience.

Thanks!

Please let us know as soon as direct messages between members is restored, thanks

 

[DarkSorrow]

Host the forums in a country that does not have limitations.

 

[notforhire]

Not a position I envy you being in. But if I were (and I'm assuming the servers are US based in this case), I wouldn't change a thing and let the UK just try to come after me in the US, with my US company, operating under US rules.

never underestimate the ability of lawyers to screw things up

 

[Bla1ze]

Host the forums in a country that does not have limitations.

Doesn't work like that. If your site is accessible in the UK, the law applies. We could go back and forth on the semantics of it all and take a 'fight the man stance' but at the end of the day, the company that owns and runs these forums (Future Plc) is in the UK.