Whereas 2025 saw the ICO’s penalties firmly aimed at data security and cyber breaches, this year has seen the issue of two significant...

With intense public and political scrutiny falling on online safety enforcement, triggered by X’s Grok AI chatbot, enforcement action...

Earlier this month, Ofcom published its most significant fine to date – a £1 million fine against adult website provider AVS Limited...

Online safety matters continue to make headlines in the UK and EU, with Ofcom this week providing an update on its recent enforcement...

On 25th February, Ofcom opened consultation on its draft guidance which addresses online safety for women and girls. This new guidance...

On 8 November, Ofcom published an open letter to online service providers clarifying how the UK’s Online Safety Act (‘OSA’) will apply to...

Ofcom has published an updated timetable outlining its plans for the implementation of the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’), with new duties on...

On 8 May, Ofcom published its child safety consultation as part of its ongoing implementation of the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’)....

As of 17 February 2024, the EU’s Digital Services Act (“DSA”) is now fully in force for all in-scope intermediary service providers. For...

The UK’s new Online Safety Bill has finally been agreed, over two years after it was first introduced. The OSB, which the government...

The UK government has confirmed that it is abandoning controversial provisions in its Online Safety Bill to make tech firms take down...

The UK took a major step on Thursday towards establishing the world’s first online safety laws with the introduction of the Online Safety...

The UK government has published its long awaited draft Online Safety Bill, two years after publication of the Online Harms White Paper....

Online harms Central to the Government’s digital strategy is its intention ‘to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online and...