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Important Update for UK Users of SpaceHey (July 2025)

As of July 24, 2025, SpaceHey is unavailable to users in the United Kingdom.

This is due to the UK's new Online Safety Act, which came into effect on July 24, 2025. The law introduces strict new requirements for social media platforms - especially around protecting minors. For example, platforms must prevent users who are under 18 from accessing features like instant messaging or potentially harmful content.

At SpaceHey, we absolutely support making the internet safer - especially for young people. Our community has always been rooted in positivity, creativity, and self-expression, and we've worked hard with our small team of volunteer moderators to remove harmful content as quickly as possible.

However, as a small and independent platform run with very limited resources, we currently don't have the tools or infrastructure to reliably verify the age of every UK user in a privacy-friendly and scalable way, or to guarantee full compliance with the new regulations.

To avoid any legal risks, we've decided to temporarily restrict access for UK users until we can fully understand the requirements and explore possible solutions.

We know this is frustrating, and we wish things were different. We're proud of the community SpaceHey has grown into, and we understand how disappointing this is for those in the UK. However, this isn't goodbye. It's a pause, while we explore our options and hopefully return, better and compliant with these special new UK requirements, as soon as possible.

In the meantime, thank you so much for being part of this amazing community. We appreciate your patience, your understanding, and your support.

If you'd like to stay informed about updates or our progress on this issue, please check back soon or follow us on one of the other social networks like Bluesky, Mastodon, Facebook, or Instagram.

Thank you so much for your understanding,
~ The SpaceHey Team

This decision has been made as a precaution and does not constitute legal advice or a final determination of SpaceHey’s compliance status under UK law.