Oct 31, 2024 Ofcom announces updated timelines for Online Safety Act implementation By Jack Higgins Ofcom has published an updated timetable outlining its plans for the implementation of the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’), with new duties on...
May 28, 2024 Tech firms told to ‘tame toxic algorithms’ as Ofcom publishes child safety consultation By Jack Higgins On 8 May, Ofcom published its child safety consultation as part of its ongoing implementation of the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’)....
Sep 27, 2023 'Groundbreaking' online safety law finally passes By Jack Higgins The UK’s new Online Safety Bill has finally been agreed, over two years after it was first introduced. The OSB, which the government...
Jun 06, 2021 A wrestle with an octopus – the Online Safety Bill. A step too far onto the toes of free speech, or not far enough? By Catherine O'Callaghan The UK government has published its long awaited draft Online Safety Bill, two years after publication of the Online Harms White Paper....
Jul 23, 2020 House of Lords: we need an Online Harms Bill to save our democracy By Slaughter and May Lockdown has created a perfect storm of debate around online content. We are more reliant than ever on our social media drip-feed, which...
Jun 08, 2020 A crackdown on illegal content – but at what cost? Debate around the EU’s online liability overhaul By Slaughter and May On 2 June 2020 the European Commission launched an official consultation seeking views on its proposed implementation of a new Digital...