Online Safety Act - shutdowns and site blocks

Reported: 25 July, 2025 at 06:57

Shut down on: 25 July, 2025

Geoblocking due to OSA

"Access Restricted This website is currently unavailable in the United Kingdom. Due to regulatory requirements from the UK government related to identity verification and age assurance, we are unable to provide access to this service at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding."

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 17 March, 2025 at 13:52

Shut down on: 16 March, 2025

Shutting down due to OSA

The No1 Wrexham Association Football Club fansite Red Passion has been online since the mid 90's in various forms, and was the name of a paper fanzine in the 90's and 2010. This site has closed to new user registrations

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 17 March, 2025 at 13:52

Shutting down due to OSA

A former community dedicated to hamster resources and care. Please enjoy our care guides.

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 17 March, 2025 at 13:50

Shut down on: 16 March, 2025

Shutting down due to OSA

Community for single Dads and divorcing Dads seeking help with seeing their children after separation

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 14 March, 2025 at 19:33

Shut down on: 01 March, 2025

Shutting down due to OSA

A computing gaming and general discussion forum, with approximately 310,000 registered users. Some migration to an alternative non UK forum

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:23

Shutting down due to OSA

Urban Dead, a massively multi-player web-based zombie apocalypse game, with over 1,500 players active on 2025-03-03

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:23

Shutting down due to OSA

https://web.archive.org/web/20250103040011/https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/the-end-of-the-forum-is-nigh.1646227/ Ready To Go, a discussion forum about Sunderland AFC, a football club

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:22

Shutting down due to OSA

https://web.archive.org/web/20250104064609/https://social.treehouse.systems/@dee/113662184456889247 Microcosm, a forum-hosting service, reported as having about 275,000 monthly average users, mostly from the UK

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:21

Shutting down due to OSA

Lobste.rs, a tech discussion forum with around 2,500 daily active users and more than 110,000 daily readers

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:20

Shutting down due to OSA

https://web.archive.org/web/20250109072916/https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/401475/ LFGSS (London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed), a cycling forum

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:20

Geoblocking due to OSA

https://web.archive.org/web/20250227173838/https://uk.lemmy.zip/ discussion community focussed on tech, PCs, and gaming, with approximately 260 daily users, and 3,300 total users

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 12:11

Shutting down due to OSA

The Green Living Forum, a discussion board running since 2006, with just under 500,000 posts about sustainable living https://web.archive.org/web/20250120205725/https://www.thegreenlivingforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=114519

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 11:39

Shutting down due to OSA

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/6463/

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 11:39

Shutting down due to OSA

https://archive.is/vmxXK UK based Mastodon Server oriented towards those in the furry & LGBTQA+ communities

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 11:37

Shutting down due to OSA

https://www.charlbury.info/forum/12960

Confirmed Archived page

Reported: 10 March, 2025 at 11:35

Shutting down due to OSA

A Mastodon instance for discussing AWS technologies, with approximately 300 users https://web.archive.org/web/20250110144134/https://awscommunity.social/@Ric_/113803857188109600

Confirmed Archived page