United Kingdom: Office of Communications published draft consolidated Illegal Content Codes of Practice for search services including hash matching obligation for intimate image abuse
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Office of Communications published draft consolidated Illegal Content Codes of Practice for search services including hash matching obligation for intimate image abuse
On 15 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published a draft consolidated version of the Illegal Content Codes of Practice for search services (ICS) under the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023). Ofcom submitted the amendments to the Secreta…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
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2026-03-24
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2026-04-24
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