5/12/2025 8:29:24 PM Wikimedia seeks judicial review of categorised services under the Online Safety Act By Melissa Dix Faye Harrison On 8 May 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation (Wikimedia) announced that it is seeking leave to apply for judicial review of The Online Safety...
4/25/2025 9:33:12 AM The kids are alright? Ofcom publishes final children's codes under the Online Safety Act By Subhalakshmi Kumar Anna Ní Uiginn On 24 April 2025, Ofcom announced that it has finalised its child safety measures applicable to online platforms regulated under the OSA...
4/9/2025 10:56:24 AM Ofcom launches its first investigation under the Online Safety Act By Faye Harrison Ofcom has today launched its first investigation into an online service provider under the Online Safety Act (OSA). While many might have...
4/8/2025 11:39:24 AM Not Child’s Play: AI and online safety for Roblox By Kiran Sidhu Jamie Cox Roblox, one of the world’s largest online gaming platforms, recently hit the headlines after launching a new 3D modelling tool for...
4/7/2025 10:53:37 AM UK OSA vs EU DSA: What’s the difference? By Mike Edgar Faye Harrison Anna Ní Uiginn The UK Online Safety Act (OSA) and the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) share a common goal of creating safer online spaces, but they...
3/28/2025 5:14:49 PM Let’s get ready to rumble? Ofcom fines OnlyFans £1.05 million under the VSP regime By Subhalakshmi 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 Subhalakshmi 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,...