United Kingdom: Secretary of State adopted Online Safety Act (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 classifying self-harm content as priority offences
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Secretary of State adopted Online Safety Act (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 classifying self-harm content as priority offences
On 18 December 2025, the Secretary of State adopted the Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. The statutory instrument updates Schedule 7 of the Online Safety Act to include cyberflashing (section 66A of the Sexual…
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