--- title: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-07-13/Special report description: The Wikimedia Foundation has been notified by UK regulator Ofcom that Wikipedia is not currently classified as a Category 1 service under the UK Online Safety... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/wikipedia-wikipedia-signpost-2026-07-13-special-report-tle6sw5cf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-07-13/Special report | daily.dev og:description: The Wikimedia Foundation has been notified by UK regulator Ofcom that Wikipedia is not currently classified as a Category 1 service under the UK Online Safety... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/wikipedia-wikipedia-signpost-2026-07-13-special-report-tle6sw5cf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TLE6Sw5Cf.png og:image:alt: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-07-13/Special report og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-07-13/Special report **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Wikimedia Foundation has been notified by UK regulator Ofcom that Wikipedia is not currently classified as a Category 1 service under the UK Online Safety Act 2023, avoiding immediate obligations such as mandatory identity registration for editors. However, Wikipedia has been placed on a watch list and could be reclassified at any time. The Foundation previously challenged the categorization regulations in court in 2025, but the High Court dismissed the case while urging Ofcom to interpret the rules carefully. The Foundation plans to continue advocating for a formal, permanent exemption for public-interest platforms like Wikipedia under the OSA. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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