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Introduced Online Safety Bill including new oversight powers for OfCom

The Online Safety Bill, which would establish a comprehensive regulatory framework against harmful online content, is introduced in the House of Commons. The Bill gives the Office of Communications (Ofcom) the authority to enforce the requirements i…

  • Online Safety Bill (Bill 285), UK Parliament (Official)

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2021-05-12
under deliberation

The UK Government issues its draft Online Safety Bill, which gives the Office of Communications the…

2022-03-17
under deliberation

The Online Safety Bill, which would establish a comprehensive regulatory framework against harmful …

2022-04-20
in consultation

On 20 April 2022, the UK Government opened its Online Safety Bill for public consultation. The Bill…

2022-06-30
processing consultation

On 30 June 2022, the UK Government closed its Online Safety Bill for public consultation. The Bill …

2023-01-17
under deliberation

On 17 January 2023, the Online Safety Bill passed through the House of Commons and will now be cons…

2023-09-19
adopted

On 19 September 2023, the Online Safety Bill was adopted by the UK Parliament. The Bill gives the O…

2023-10-26
in grace period

On 26 October 2023, the Online Safety Act came into force with grace period after receiving Royal A…

2024-01-10
in force

On 10 January 2024, the Online Safety Act was implemented. The Act gives the Office of Communicatio…