General Article What is the Online Safety Act? Law explained as it finally comes into force

Topic Selected: Digital World Book Volume: 459

By Albert Toth

Technology firms must do more to tackle illegal content on their platforms as Ofcom gains new powers. From Monday, the regulator will start enforcing the Online Safety Act’s illegal content codes, requiring social media companies to find and remove content such as child sexual abuse material.

The illegal content codes relate to material such as child sexual exploitation and abuse, terrorism, hate crimes, content encouraging or assisting suicide, and fraud. New duties on social ...

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