UPDATE – 12 September 2025: The Wikimedia Foundation will not appeal the UK High Court’s decision to dismiss our challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) Categorisation Regulations. The Foundation will continue to monitor how the Court’s guidance is followed, and Wikipedia is protected as the OSA moves forward. UPDATE: On Monday, 11 August,….| Wikimedia Foundation
UPDATE: On Monday, 11 August, the High Court of Justice dismissed the Wikimedia Foundation’s challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) Categorisation Regulations. While the decision does not provide the immediate legal protections for Wikipedia that we hoped for, the Court’s ruling emphasized the responsibility of Ofcom and the UK government to ensure Wikipedia….| Wikimedia Foundation
Next week, on 22 and 23 July 2025, the High Court of Justice in London will hear the Wikimedia Foundation's legal challenge to the Categorisation Regulations of the United Kingdom (UK)'s Online Safety Act (OSA).| Wikimedia Foundation
