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United Kingdom: Published draft Media Bill including content moderation regulation

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Published draft Media Bill including content moderation regulation

On 29 March 2023, the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport published the draft Media Bill which would amend the Communications Act 2003 by requiring the Office of Communications (OFCOM) to carry out a review of audience protection measures adopted by “on-demand programme service providers” to ensure that audiences are appropriately protected from harmful content. Specific audience protection measures include age rating or other classification systems, content warnings, parental controls and age assurance measures.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2023-03-29
under deliberation

On 29 March 2023, the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport published the draft Media Bill whi…

2023-04-19
in consultation

On 19 April 2023, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee of the UK Parliament opene…

2023-05-17
processing consultation

On 17 May 2023, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee of the UK Parliament closed …

2023-11-08
under deliberation

On 8 November 2023, the Media Bill was introduced to the House of Commons for the first reading. Un…

2024-01-30
under deliberation

On 30 January 2024, the Media Bill was passed by the House of Commons after the third reading. Unde…

2024-05-23
adopted

On 23 May 2024, the Media Bill was adopted by the UK Parliament. Under the Bill, the Office of Comm…

2024-05-24
in grace period

On 24 May 2024, the Media Bill entered into force with a grace period until its full implementation…

2024-08-23
in force

On 23 August 2024, multiple provisions of The Media Act 2024 are implemented, as specified by The M…