Since the OSA became law at the end of 2023, its regulator, the Office of Communications (Ofcom), has been busy tackling its various obligations under the act to put in place the foundations of the ...

Under the rules of the UK's Online Safety Act, websites with adult or sensitive content operating in the UK must now take comprehensive steps to verify the ages of their users. It's a law that has ...

Under the UK Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), providers of regulated user-to-user and search services (service providers) have a raft of new duties, including to keep people safe from illegal harm. The ...

A petition to repeal the UK Online Safety Act has already reached over 450,000 signatures in just a few days The UK government has replied to the petition by saying it has "no plans to repeal the ...

The United Kingdom is now fully enforcing its Online Safety Act, which was passed by Parliament in 2023. The law calls for shielding all users from illegal content with special protections for ...

A battle over the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act (OSA) heated up Monday as UK regulator Ofcom fined the notorious image-hosting board 4chan about $26,000 for failing to provide a risk assessment ...

Tech platforms operating in the UK can now be sanctioned for failing to remove illegal online content as required by the Online Safety Act. The law, which was passed in October 2023 by the UK ...

If you live in the UK, the way you access the internet is about to fundamentally change. A new law, the Online Safety Act, comes into force on 25 July and will see a broad range of online providers ...

The UK Online Safety Act (OSA) came into force last Friday after years in the works – but some games companies have struggled to comply with the act's strict terms. "We’ve seen a number of small and ...

The UK’s Online Safety Act became law in October 2023 with the aim to enhance online safety for all internet users, particularly children, by placing obligations on service providers that either host ...