United Kingdom: Office of Communications investigation into Snap Inc's compliance with illegal content risk assessment and record keeping duties under Online Safety Act
Progress
Current status
concluded
15 Jan 2026 concluded
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
Office of Communications closed compliance remediation with Snap over Snapchat's illegal content risk assessment requirements
On 15 January 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) concluded its compliance remediation with Snap regarding Snapchat's illegal content risk assessment obligations under the Online Safety Act 2023. In March 2025, Ofcom launched an enforcement p…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body