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United Kingdom: Office of Communications found legal routes exhausted under Online Safety Act following suicide discussion forum's geoblock implementation

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Office of Communications found legal routes exhausted under Online Safety Act following suicide discussion forum's geoblock implementation

On 20 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) reported that changes made by the provider of a suicide discussion forum to block United Kingdom (UK) access represented the fullest extent achievable under the Online Safety Act. Ofcom noted tha…

Scope

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

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2025-04-09
under deliberation

On 9 April 2025, the Office of Communications announced an investigation into the provider of an on…

2025-11-06
under investigation

On 6 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued an update in its ongoing investigat…

2026-01-06
under investigation

On 6 January 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) informed a suicide forum provider of its in…

2026-02-27
under investigation

On 27 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional decision that the pr…

2026-05-13
under investigation

On 13 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a Confirmation Decision under section 1…

2026-07-20
in force

On 20 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) reported that changes made by the provider of…