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Office of Communications issued formal information requests to more than 30 providers, covering more than 40 services, under the Online Safety Act 2023

On 1 April 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued formal information requests to more than 30 providers, covering more than 40 services, requiring the submission of Year 2 illegal harms risk assessments and children's risk assessments und…

Scope

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

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2026-04-01
under deliberation

On 1 April 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued formal information requests to more th…