United Kingdom: Office of Communications provisionally found suicide forum in breach of Online Safety Act
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Office of Communications provisionally found suicide forum in breach of Online Safety Act
On 27 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional decision that the provider of an online suicide forum may have breached the UK’s Online Safety Act. Ofcom has reasonable grounds to believe the provider failed to carry o…
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
2025-11-06
under investigation
2026-01-06
under investigation