United Kingdom: Office of Communications investigation into image board services provider over alleged failure to comply with Online Safety Act 2023
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
06 Mar 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Communications initiated investigation into image board services provider over alleged non-compliance with illegal content duties
On 6 March 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into the provider of two imageboard services to assess whether the entity complied with its statutory obligations under the Online Safety Act 2023. The regulator is examin…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body