By Katy Vaughan Ofcom, as the UK’s independent regulator of ‘Online Safety’ is taking a phased approach to the implementation of the Online Safety Act, which passed into law in October 2023. In December 2024 Ofcom published its statement on the progress of the first phase of implementation which focuses on ‘illegal harms’, including the| VOX - Pol
The UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) was passed into law in 2023 and is now being implemented, with the first parts of it going into effect in March 2025. The guidance provided is rather impenetrable, so I’ve decided to write my own summary here.| russ.garrett.co.uk
Before you read on, note that the forum platform is just a piece of technology, and it can be thrown away, what matters are the people, the relationships, and to protect those things after whatever happens happens, a Discord ( https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/401478/ ) has been set up to act as a life raft, but perhaps it's actually a new home.| www.lfgss.com
People in the UK will be better protected from illegal harms online, as tech firms are now legally required to start taking action to tackle criminal activity on their platforms, and make them safer by design.| www.ofcom.org.uk
