United Kingdom: Adopted Online Safety Bill including new oversight powers for Ofcom
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Adopted Online Safety Bill including new oversight powers for Ofcom
On 19 September 2023, the Online Safety Bill was adopted by the UK Parliament. The Bill gives the Office of Communications (Ofcom) the authority to enforce the new requirements in the Bill, including through imposing fines. Further, Ofcom will be able to issue provisions for the regulation and will be required to issue codes of practice on the existing duties. The Bill will become law once it receives Royal Assent.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-05-12
under deliberation
2022-03-17
under deliberation
2022-04-20
in consultation
2022-06-30
processing consultation
2023-01-17
under deliberation
2023-09-19
adopted
2023-10-26
in grace period