Case dismissed – Wikipedia loses UK Online Safety Act legal challenge, but it may still be safe from age checks
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- The non-profit group behind Wikipedia has lost its legal challenge against the Online Safety Act
- The Wikimedia Foundation opposes the possibility of being subjected to the most stringent rules
- London's High Court said the decision isn't a "green light" for Ofcom to implement new rules if they impede Wikipedia's operations
The non-profit behind Wikipedia has lost its legal fight against the Online Safety Act – but it may still be on the right track to resist mandatory age checks.
On Monday, August 11, 2025, London's High Court dismissed the judicial review that the Wikimedia Foundation issued in May to challenge the categorization under the upcoming implementation of the law.
The judge stressed, however, that the decision doesn't give "Ofcom and the Secretary of State a green light to implement a regime that would ...
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