United Kingdom: Secretary of State laid before parliament draft Online Safety Act (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 classifying self-harm content as priority offences
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Secretary of State laid before parliament draft Online Safety Act (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 classifying self-harm content as priority offences
On 21 October 2025, the Secretary of State laid before Parliament the draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. The draft statutory instrument updates Schedule 7 of the Online Safety Act to include cyberflashing …
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
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2025-09-08
under deliberation
2025-10-21
under deliberation
2025-12-18
adopted