United Kingdom: Office of Communications assessment of Facebook's child protection measures under Online Safety Act
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
12 Mar 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ofcom issued information requests to Facebook regarding measures to protect children under Online Safety Act
On 12 March 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued legally binding information requests to Facebook as part of broader action on Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube under the Online Safety Act. The requests relate t…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority