I’m not involved in the geoblocking, but I do think that people’s scale of what’s normal doesn’t match what an oppressive government oversight employ might think is normal.
It seems completely plausible that, if it was pushed by conservative groups who want to block adult content, that they would block games with killing or dismemberment or drinking, even if it’s “fun” dismemberment or light use of alcohol. It seems to me the criteria aren’t “do I personally think a kid would be harmed by reading this “ (I doubt any of the blocked games are actually harmful!) but “how would it look if this example were read out in court or mentioned in an attorney’s letter”. If your game is called “captain assassination” then it’s probably intended to be blocked by osa even if it’s light and silly.
I don’t think IFcomp will be a target of uk censors but the geoblocking seems intended to prevent even that small chance, and that means blocking things that go against the new law even if it seems silly or trivial.
Again, I have no say in the geoblocking and have not given the IFcomp team any suggestions. It’s just my thought process