[Air-L] RECORDING – The UK Online Safety Act – A discussion with Robin Wilton

[Joly MacFie]

[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/%2019585>*YOUTUBE
<https://youtu.be/yieJSF-96mA> | AUDIO
<https://archive.org/download/robin_wilton_online_safety_act/robin_wilton_online_safety_act.mp3>**TRANSCRIPT
<https://archive.org/download/robin_wilton_online_safety_act/robin_wilton_online_safety_act.EN.TRANSCRIPT.pdf>
| SUMMARY
<https://archive.org/download/robin_wilton_online_safety_act/robin_wilton_online_safety_act.EN.SUMMARY.pdf>**ARCHIVE
<https://archive.org/details/robin_wilton_online_safety_act> | PERMALINK
<https://isoc.live/%2019585>*

On *August 1 2025*, the *Internet Society Cybersecurity Special Interest
Group <https://www.internetsociety.org/sigs/cybersecurity/>* (ISOC
Cybersecurity SIG) conducted a discussion with *Robin Wilton
<https://www.internetsociety.org/author/wilton/>* on the UK *Online Safety
Act
<https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer>*.
The Act, which imposes stringent age verification requirements on both
users and providers has just come into effect, causing a *surge in VPN
subscriptions
<https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/2091749/expressvpn-online-safety-act-2025>*
.

*SPEAKER*
*Robin Wilton* – Senior Director – Internet Trust, Internet Society,
discusses the UK Online Safety Act.

*HOST/MODERATOR*
*Weke* – ISOC Cybersecurity SIG


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