United Kingdom: Ofcom opened consultation on Updated Draft Illegal Content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services under Online Safety Act 2023

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Ofcom opened consultation on Updated Draft Illegal Content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services under Online Safety Act 2023

On 24 March 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a consultation on updated draft Illegal Content Codes of Practice for user-to-user services until 24 April 2026. The Codes were prepared under the Online Safety Act 2023 and set out recom…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2026-03-24
in consultation

On 24 March 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a consultation on updated draft Illeg…

2026-04-24
processing consultation

On 24 April 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) closes the consultation on a draft for an up…