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Small website owners say they may be forced to shut down<\/p>\n

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The UK\u2019s new Online Safety Act may result in hundreds of community websites and forums being permanently shut down, as site administrators say they fear the law imposes onerous obligations and exposes them to potential million-pound fines.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fall firmly into scope, and I have no way to dodge it,\u201d says Dee Kitchen, who runs the cycling forum LFGSS<\/a> for its 70,000 members. \u201cThe Act is too broad.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Online Safety Act\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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