3/28/2025 5:14:49 PM Let’s get ready to rumble? Ofcom fines OnlyFans £1.05 million under the VSP regime By Subha Kumar Anna Ní Uiginn Faye Harrison Many online service providers that fall within the scope of the Online Safety Act (OSA) have been busy this year preparing for its...
3/17/2025 6:03:37 PM Watershed Moment for Online Safety in the UK: Illegal Harms Provisions of the OSA Enter into Force Today By Anna Ní Uiginn Faye Harrison Today marks the official entry into force of the provisions of the Online Safety Act (OSA) which relate to the identification and...
3/4/2025 12:38:19 PM Podcast: The Online Safety Act – Where are we now? By Faye Harrison Jamie Drucker Faye Harrison and Jamie Drucker discuss the current status of the OSA, practical steps service providers should be taking now to get...
3/3/2025 11:29:20 AM Ofcom launches milestone OSA enforcement program By Faye Harrison Ofcom has today launched an enforcement program under the Online Safety Act (OSA) to 'monitor whether providers are complying with their...
2/27/2025 9:50:10 AM Ofcom finalises guidance on its OSA information gathering powers By Vivien Zhu Mike Edgar Ofcom published a statement yesterday announcing its finalised guidance on its information gathering powers under the Online Safety Act...
2/25/2025 5:26:14 PM Making the internet safer for women and girls: Ofcom demands that tech firms act By Subha Kumar Faye Harrison In 2025, it’s not a hot take to state that the internet is integral to all our lives. Put bluntly - it is something that we now cannot do...
2/20/2025 3:37:03 PM My organisation runs a small online forum – is it in scope of the OSA? By Vivien Zhu Faye Harrison Given the focus on large social media and video sharing platforms when it comes to discussing online safety, operators of small,...
1/23/2025 1:03:02 PM Introducing The Safety Net: Online safety resource hub By Faye Harrison Mark Watts Hannah Crowther Mike Edgar Anna Ní Uiginn Subha Kumar Rose Lynch Naina Patel Kiran Sidhu +6 more... Show less We are delighted to announce the launch of The Safety Net – our brand-new hub dedicated to all things online safety.The Online Safety Act...
1/20/2025 8:48:03 AM Big changes for little surfers: OSA age assurance guidance published and child safety obligations commence entry into force By Anna Ní Uiginn Faye Harrison On 16 January 2025, Ofcom published its statement on highly effective age assurance and children's access assessments under the Online...
12/16/2024 5:43:59 PM Time’s up: the first Online Safety Act requirements come into force By Subha Kumar Faye Harrison On 16 December 2024, Ofcom published its first codes of practice and guidance under the Online Safety Act (OSA), relating to illegal...
12/12/2024 2:45:00 PM Reflections on Australia's social media ban for under-16s By Anna Ní Uiginn Only a few short weeks ago, our jaws collectively hit the floor when we read that the Australian government announced a social media ban...
11/4/2024 12:51:29 PM Ofcom issues OSA Consultation on fees & penalties By Naina Patel Faye Harrison Ofcom has released its latest consultation on the Online Safety Act 2023 (the OSA). As the UK's online safety regulator, Ofcom is looking...