Illustration of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia website application, in Paris on Jan. 24, 2025. Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
The operator of Wikipedia on Aug. 11 lost a high court challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) rules that could require it to verify the identities of its contributors.
The Wikimedia Foundation said that if the platform were subject to the OSA’s Category 1 duties, it would have to drastically reduce the number of UK users who can access the site.