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What’s next for the UK's Online Safety Act and can it solve the misinformation problem?

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Against a backdrop of riots and disorder in Summer 2024, some have raised concern that the UK’s Online Safety Act does not go far enough in tackling misinformation that can fuel disorder. Although the Act has passed, the...more

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UK Online Safety Act 2023

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The Online Safety Act (the OSA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is now in force. The OSA establishes an extensive regulatory framework for providers of online user-to-user services and search services with...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Ofcom's Draft Children's Safety Codes of Practice – A Developing Regulatory Landscape

Online service providers with platforms accessible to UK children must implement more robust age-verification measures and reformulate algorithms away from "toxic" content under new draft Codes of Practice issued on 8 May...more

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U.K. finalizes new consumer antitrust and digital markets regime

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 has finally been enacted. It introduces significant changes to U.K. merger control and antitrust rules, establishes a new consumer protection regime and introduces a...more

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Operational NSIP Reforms Take Effect

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Details of how the recently confirmed operational reforms to improve the NSIP planning process will work in practice are beginning to emerge. We have previously reported on which of the proposed operational reforms are...more

Cooley LLP

Online Safety Act Update: Ofcom Proposes Categorisation Thresholds

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On 25 March 2024, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) published its research and advice to the Secretary of State (SoS) on the threshold conditions that it considers appropriate to determine whether a service falls into...more

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The UK Online Safety Regime: Five Months On

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When the UK Online Safety Act (the "Act") became law on 26 October 2023, it had established one of the most comprehensive online safety regulatory frameworks in the world. The Act's intention is to make the use of online...more

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Digital Speaks: Don’t Be Shy, Disclose Ai!

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With adoption of generative AI tools scaling exponentially amongst content creators, companies need to be vigilant to ensure all content posted on social media platforms complies with user guidelines about AI, especially...more

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UK Online Safety Act: What Does It Mean for Your Business?

The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Bill has recently received royal assent and become law as the Online Safety Act (OSA)....more

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UK Increases Child Safety Online

In September 2023, the UK Online Safety Bill, which seeks to increase online safety and security, particularly child safety when using various online platforms, passed its final parliamentary debate. On October 26, the bill...more

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UK Online Safety Act Becomes Law: What To Expect Next

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Last week, the UK’s Online Safety Bill received royal assent and became law. With this development, Ofcom, the regulator for the new Online Safety Act (the Act or OSA), has published a roadmap to explain how the Act will be...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The UK’s Online Safety Act and EU’s Digital Services Act: What Online Service Providers Should Know

The UK’s new Online Safety Act (the “OSA”) and the EU’s Digital Services Act (the “DSA”) both try to make the internet safer by focusing on an online service provider’s systems and processes. But differences in the laws will...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The UK’s Online Safety Bill – Implications for US and International Businesses

On 19 September 2023, the UK Parliament passed the Online Safety Bill (“OSB”). The OSB aims to protect individuals from illegal online content and focuses on the protection of children by requiring the removal of content that...more

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Flagship Online Safety Bill Moves Closer to Enactment in the UK: Who Will Be in Scope and What Will It Require?

The Online Safety Bill (OSB or Bill) passed its final reading in the UK’s Parliament in September 2023. The Bill will become law in the coming weeks, ushering in a new era for the regulation of digital services in the UK....more

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The Online Safety Bill in final form: What’s on Ofcom’s to-do list

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The UK’s Online Safety Bill has been approved by Parliament and is expected to become law in mid to late October 2023. The regulator Ofcom is in charge of implementing and overseeing the new regulatory regime and industry...more

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Final Reminder: New UK Crypto Marketing Rules Less Than a Month Away

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As we have discussed previously (see ”First Reminder: Two Months Until New UK Crypto Marketing Rules Take Effect”), starting 8 October 2023, anyone — including a crypto issuer or business based outside the UK — who makes a...more

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Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

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Antitrust enforcers remained active across the globe, with the announcement by the FTC and DOJ of proposed guidelines that have an emphasis on tech mergers in the United States, and several investigations of major tech deals...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments July 2023

To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

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UK Draft Media Bill (Part 3) - Pre-legislative scrutiny phase

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The UK Draft Media Bill, which is set to reshape the broadcasting landscape in the UK, is now in the pre-legislative scrutiny phase. In this Part 3 of our series on the Draft Media Bill, we set out the next steps before the...more

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UK Draft Media Bill series (Part 2) - PSB prominence

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In Part 2 of our series on the UK’s Draft Media Bill, we take an in-depth look at Part 2 of the Draft Media Bill, which seeks to update the public service broadcaster (PSB) prominence regime, to keep up with the way TV...more

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Is Your Service “Likely to Be Accessed by”​ Children? The UK’s ICO Wants to Help.

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The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has issued guidance on the scope of age appropriate design code, and they want public comment. This is very important for companies subject to the already passed California Age...more

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Online claims that put unfair pressure on consumers: new UK guidance on what to avoid

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an online reporting form, encouraging consumers to report businesses which engage in ‘misleading tactics’ such as pressure selling, hidden charges, subscription traps...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Online Safety Bill – An Expansion of Criminal Liability for Tech Bosses

The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded a point to rebel Conservative MPs who were backing an amendment to the Online Safety Bill (the “OSB”) this week, which may result in executives at technology companies facing...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Next Steps After European Union’s Digital Services Act Comes Into Force

The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) came into force on November 16, 2022. The DSA creates comprehensive new obligations for online platforms, introduces protections for users' rights online, and places digital...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - January 2023

To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

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