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Published Ofcom Online Safety Guidance on Judgement for Illegal Content

On 16 December 2024, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published the Illegal Content Judgements Guidance (ICJG) under section 192 of the Online Safety Act. The guidance provides a framework for regulated services to determine whether user-generat…

Scope

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2023-11-09
in consultation

On 9 November 2023, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a consultation on the Illegal Conte…

2024-02-23
processing consultation

On 23 February 2024, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a consultation on the Illegal Cont…

2024-12-16
adopted

On 16 December 2024, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published the Illegal Content Judgements …