Online harms regulator Ofcom will now be able to take enforcement action against platforms under the Online Safety Act if they fail to proactively safeguard against content such as terrorist and child ...

Ofcom will enforce rules requiring tech platforms operating in the UK to remove illegal content, including child abuse ...

The United Kingdom began the Online Safety Act Monday, which requires every online organization to implement action against ...

Under new digital safety laws, from 17 March, social media platforms including Whatsapp, X and Instagram could face ...

Passed in October 2023, the Online Safety Act is designed to make the internet ‘safer,’ especially for children. A central ...

Enforcement of a first-of-its-kind United Kingdom law that Elon Musk wants Donald Trump to gut kicked in today, with ...

From today (March 17th), online platforms must start putting in place measures to protect people in the UK from criminal ...

From today, online platforms are expected to have risk assessments in place to understand how likely it is for its users to ...

Starting Monday, Ofcom will start enforcing the Online Safety Act's illegal content codes, requiring social media companies to find and remove content such as child sexual abuse material. The illegal ...

Beginning March 17, online platforms serving UK users must actively prevent and remove illegal content under new regulations set out in the Online Safety Act.

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