United Kingdom: Office of Communications launched prioritised investigation into provider of online suicide discussion forum over potential breaches of Online Safety Act following evidence of UK access
Office of Communications launched prioritised investigation into provider of online suicide discussion forum over potential breaches of Online Safety Act following evidence of UK access
On 6 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued an update in its ongoing investigation into the provider of an online suicide discussion forum, opened on 9 April 2025 under the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom confirmed that, following …
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
other regulatory body
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2025-04-09
under deliberation
On 9 April 2025, the Office of Communications announced an investigation into the provider of an on…
2025-11-06
under investigation
On 6 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued an update in its ongoing investigat…
2026-01-06
under investigation
On 6 January 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) informed a suicide forum provider of its in…
2026-02-27
under investigation
On 27 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional decision that the pr…
2026-05-13
under investigation
On 13 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a Confirmation Decision under section 1…