From another forum user:
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Civitai, the generative AI resource site, has announced to all UK users they will not be able to access the site after 24th July. Whilst it's not a porn site it does contain a lot of user generated content that can be rather explicit. However I think it does point up that a lot of smaller sites will just cut UK users adrift rather than try to comply with the rather onerous terms of the OSA.
In other words 'The OSA is too complex and the penalties too onerous on both the company and individuals for us to comply, so we'll take the easy way out and simply geoban Brits'.
I suspect a lot of smaller user content driven sites will take the same route - even if they explicitly ban dodgy stuff the costs of complying with the new rules will make them unviable. Yet again the internet is favouring the big corporations with deep pockets over the little guys we hoped would thrive on it.
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No idea if this is a trend of any significance.