Censored!

[Pat Hartman]

The act applies to services even if the companies providing them are outside the UK

Let them try to enforce it. They may block the site in the UK but using a VPN, you would still be able to get to it.

 

[BlueSpruce]

There is a good chance that we will have to ban all Direct Messages in the very near future. The Online Safety Act says that you need to ensure nothing nefarious goes on in Direct Messages too, and the only way to do that is to make them all viewable to moderators, which is not currently possible with the Xenforo software. Also, it would mean going through thousands of previous Direct Messages between members, and also an invasion of everyones privacy.

It looks like the only solution will be to turn that feature off for everybody, unfortunately.

Simple, delete all direct messages and non-tech threads, remove direct messaging and non-tech forums. It's impossible to evaluate each post to decide which ones violate the thought police rules and to moderate future non-tech content. You'll still have your hands full moderating the tech forums, as nothing prevents anyone from posting anything in them. The thought police bots are canvassing all sites, and anyone can file a frivolous complaint with Ofcom.