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On 9 November 2023, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued its first set of draft guidance on the UK’s long-anticipated Online Safety Act (OSA), which aims to protect online users against illegal and harmful content. While the OSA officially became law in the UK on 26 October 2023, Ofcom – the UK’s communications regulator – will now take a three-year phased approach to implementation and enforcement. The latest draft guidance from Ofcom focuses on how certain online service p...| www.cooley.com
Introduction The UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) imposes extensive obligations on certain types of online service providers to protect users from illegal and harmful content. A key focus of the OSA is the protection of children online, and special obligations are conferred on service providers whose platforms are "likely to be accessed by children". Under the OSA, Ofcom, the UK's online safety regulator, is required …| On the Record
On 25 March 2024, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) published its research and advice to the Secretary of State (SoS) on the threshold conditions that it considers appropriate to determine whether a service falls into Category 1, 2A or 2B under the Online Safety Act (OSA). Category 1 and 2B apply to user-to-user services, whereas Category 2A applies to search services. This advice forms …| On the Record