United Kingdom: Office of Communications published draft amended Illegal Content Codes of Practice for search services including encouraging or assisting serious self-harm and cyberflashing as priority offences
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Office of Communications published draft amended Illegal Content Codes of Practice for search services including encouraging or assisting serious self-harm and cyberflashing as priority offences
On 25 June 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published a draft consolidated version of the Illegal content Codes of Practice for search services incorporating amendments it intends to submit to the Secretary of State in accordance with sect…
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
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2026-03-24
in consultation
2026-04-24
processing consultation
2026-05-15
under deliberation