United Kingdom: Office of Communications opened consultation on updated draft Illegal Content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services including defaults protections for minors

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Office of Communications opened consultation on updated draft Illegal Content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services including defaults protections for minors

On 30 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a consultation on the draft Illegal Content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services until 20 October 2025. These codes outline safety defaults for child-user accounts under Recommendat…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-06-30
in consultation

On 30 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a consultation on the draft Illegal Co…

2025-10-20
processing consultation

On 20 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) closes its consultation on the draft Illeg…