United Kingdom: Office of Communications assessment of Instagram's child protection measures under Online Safety Act
Progress
Current status
under investigation
21 May 2026 under investigation
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
Office of Communications published report including Instagram's measures to protect children under Online Safety Act 2023
On 21 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published a report setting out Instagram's response to legally binding information requests issued on 12 March 2026 on its measures to protect children under the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023).…
Event type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority
Ofcom issued information requests to Instagram regarding measures to protect children under Online Safety Act
On 12 March 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued legally binding information requests to Instagram as part of broader action on Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube under the Online Safety Act. The requests relate …
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority