Comment by jjcm
4 months ago
I definitely get the proactive response here, as I’ve considered the same for my small platform. The biggest issue is the definitions of who the majority of the requirements apply to is quite hard to find. It’s buried on page 65 of this pdf:
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/onli...
It defines “large service” as “a service that has more than 7 million monthly active United Kingdom users”. This is 25% of the UK population. If your service isn’t a household name, it mainly doesn’t apply to you, but the language they use makes it seem like this applies to more.
7 million is about 10% of the UK population, not 25%.
Many of the requirements apply to services of any size. This is why I will be blocking UK access to my little service (hosted in my home in the UK) when the act comes into force.