Track the implementation of the UK’s Online Safety Act 2023. Find out if this new law impacts you, and learn best practices to avoid trouble.
By now you will be broadly familiar with the EU's Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act legislation and no doubt have also been following the ongoing saga of the UK's Online Safety Bill. What you may not have noticed is that Singapore has now followed with amendments to its Broadc...
When did the UK Online Safety Bill come into law? The British Parliament passed the Online Safety Bill on September 19, 2023. A bit over a month later, on October 26, 2023, the bill received Royal Assent, formally establishing it as the first Online Safety Act (OSA) in the UK. Getting...
According to Reuters, the Online Safety Act, which was passed in October but is not set to be enforced until early next year, currently allows the government to impose fines of up to 10% of global turnover on social media...
be careful about the information you’re giving out — and about what kind of information it is. Things like credit card numbers are vulnerable to hackers, and using your real name on platforms like these can compromise your safety if you happen to stumble upon the wrong sort of people on...
Online Safety Actonline abuseIn the digital era, journalists are targeted with online abuse including serious threats of violence. These censorship tactics are a direct threat to media freedom. Although the UK Government intended to tackle online abuse of journalists in the Online Safety Act 2023, ...
The government's Online Safety Bill will include a new law to make cyberflashing carry the same maximum sentence as indecent exposure.
Ofcom gained new powers when Britain's Online Safety Act came into law last year, requiring social media companies to stop children accessing pornography and harmful content. Under the law, Ofcom can fine companies that don't comply up to 18 million pounds ($22 million) or 10% of ...
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redrafted and renamed Online Safety Bill, reflecting the shifting ideological preferences of three prime ministers and four years of parliamentary wrangling, is now being debated in the House of Lords and is likely to be enacted this summer. But it remains a flawed piece of legislation that suppo...