lemmy.zip is now blocked in the uk

Uh… what is happening in the UK?

Edit to add:

curl -sI https://lemmy.zip/ | grep '^location:'
location: https://uk.lemmy.zip/

https://uk.lemmy.zip/

Access to Lemmy.zip Restricted for UK Users

Due to the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act, users from the UK can no longer access Lemmy.zip.

Lemmy.zip is hosted in Finland, and to ensure compliance with international regulations while avoiding any legal risks associated with the Act, we have made the difficult decision to block UK access. As a volunteer-run platform, we cannot guarantee full compliance with the Act’s vague and expansive requirements. Additionally, we are unwilling to implement invasive age verification methods that would compromise user privacy by requiring the collection of personal data.

If you disagree with these restrictions, we encourage you to contact your Member of Parliament (MP) to express your concerns about government overreach in internet regulation.

‘user_already_exists’ sounds like maybe the username is already in use, not the email address. Try to visit lemmy.ml/u/(the username you're trying to use) to confirm if a profile by that name already exists on that server.

have u tried registering without an email?

i didn't enter an email and they let me in just fine :)