United Kingdom: Online Safety Act (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 classifying self-harm content as priority offences enter into force
Description
Online Safety Act (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 classifying self-harm content as priority offences enter into force
On 8 January 2026, the Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 enter into force. The statutory instrument updates Schedule 7 of the Online Safety Act to include cyberflashing (section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 20…
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