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 which, upon meeting certain thresholds, are subject to additional obligations. Ofcom's recommendations will be considered by the Secretary of State responsible for determining the threshold conditions in secondary legislation.
Original sourceScope
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
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2023-09-12
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