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United Kingdom: DSIT inquiry into Online Safety Act implementation

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
16 Oct 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

16 Oct 2024
under deliberation

Announced DSIT inquiry into Online Safety Act implementation

On 16 October 2024, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) launched an inquiry into the implementation of the Online Safety Act. The inquiry focuses on ensuring online platforms implement risk assessments for illegal content, p…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body