UK's Online Safety Act Faces Criticism Over Free Speech Concerns

The UK made a new law called the Online Safety Act to keep kids safe online.

This means websites need to make sure kids don't see bad stuff like violent videos or content that encourages self-harm.

To do this, websites are checking users' ages.

This is making some people worry that it will be harder to share ideas freely online, and it might make people's private information less safe.

Some people are using tools that let them change their location, like VPNs, to get around these restrictions.