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United Kingdom: Adopted Ofcom recommendation regarding classification of regulated platforms under the Online Safety Bill

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Adopted Ofcom recommendation regarding classification of regulated platforms under the Online Safety Bill

On 25 March 2024, Ofcom published its recommendations to the UK Government regarding classifications of regulated platforms under the Online Safety Bill. The Online Safety Bill establishes a number of categories of user-to-user and search services w…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, other service provider, software provider: app stores, search service provider, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2023-07-11
in consultation

On 11 July 2023, Ofcom opened a public consultation on its recommendations to the UK Government reg…

2023-09-12
processing consultation

On 12 September 2023, Ofcom closed the public consultation on its recommendations to the UK Governm…

2024-03-25
adopted

On 25 March 2024, Ofcom published its recommendations to the UK Government regarding classification…

2024-12-16
under deliberation

On 16 December 2024, draft regulations for the Online Safety Act category thresholds, which set add…

2025-02-25
adopted

On 25 February 2025, the House of Lords provided final approval to the thresholds for categorising …

2025-02-26
in force

On 27 February 2025, the thresholds for categorising digital services under the Online Safety Act c…