British Chat Forums Shutter To Avoid New Internet Policing Law

LFGSS (London Fixed Gear and Single Speed), a popular cycling forum and resource for nearly two decades, shut down in December.

“We’re done … we fall firmly into scope, and I have no way to dodge it,” the site said, adding that the law “makes the site owner liable for everything that is said by anyone on the site they operate.”

“The act is too broad, and it doesn’t matter that there’s never been an instance of any of the proclaimed things that this act protects adults, children, and vulnerable people from … the very broad language and the fact that I’m based in the UK means we’re covered,” it said.

My take >> no amount of citizen ‘protest’ will reverse this trend which is now accelerating toward the end goal.  The native Brits are still wringing their hands as they are being REPLACED.