[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 - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -