Description
Government announced amendment to Online Safety Act 2023 designating self-harm and suicide content as a priority offence
On 8 September 2025, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced that the Online Safety Act will be amended to designate content encouraging or assisting serious self-harm as a priority offence. The regulations would establish le…
- Online safety laws to strengthen to protect people of all ages from devastating self-harm content, UK Government (Official)
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-09-08
under deliberation
2025-10-21
under deliberation
2025-12-18
adopted