Online Safety Regulation
We are an internationally recognised firm with the unique mix of expertise needed to advise businesses, organisations and individuals in the new era of online safety regulation.
As part of a global trend towards greater regulation of the online space, the UK has introduced a new regulatory framework imposing legal duties on the providers of content-hosting and search platforms to improve and protect the safety of users of those platforms. The duties will fall on roughly 100,000 online services in the UK.
The Online Safety Act 2023 brings about new, significant, and potentially onerous changes to how entities must conduct their operations in terms of risk assessment, content moderation, protection of children, reporting and transparency.
Ofcom, the regulator responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the new online safety framework, has expansive new powers to ensure compliance and will be working alongside other regulators within the UK and internationally. Failing to comply with the requirements of the legislative regime may result in investigation, penalties, criminal convictions and fines, and orders restricting ongoing operations – along with the possibility of criminal liability for senior management.
Our online safety team, made up of highly experienced public, criminal, media, data protection and safeguarding lawyers, is uniquely placed to assist businesses, organisations and individuals who will be impacted by the Online Safety Act.
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