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The regulatory regime for video sharing platforms will be replaced in due course in the UK by the Online Safety Act 2023. What do these regimes require and what will happen to the video sharing regime as the OSA takes effect? Read this article by my colleague Alex Kelham to find out!

Our submission to the Ofcom #OnlineSafetyAct #illegalharms consultation is in. You can read more on our thoughts here - along with links to the full response and supporting documents. #onlinesafety #onlineharms #internetregulation #socialmedia #internetgovernance #internetsafety https://lnkd.in/ekQfcjhc

Did you hear? 📣 The 23 February 2024 deadline for responding to Ofcom's first consultation on the Online Safety Act is approaching. Ofcom's documents outline draft compliance codes, hinting at substantial operational changes for businesses, leading to lingering uncertainties.   Our online safety experts recently hosted an insightful roundtable discussion on the key risks and challenges posed by the consultation. We've condensed the key takeaways for you!   Any questions or input for the consultation? Reach out to our experts James Moss, Jeremy Wright, Emma Drake, Shona O'Connell, Matt Buckwell and Heather Catchpole. They're closely monitoring Ofcom's progress.   🖱 Explore the latest updates on our Online Safety Act Hub: https://lnkd.in/eeRFVieV   #onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #onlineharms #ageverification

Did you miss our OSA consultation event? If you want to know more about it online safety rules in the UK, do see our short pointers below - and reach out if you want to know more! If you allow user to user interaction on any of your services, to sell to each other, communicate or broadcast their own content, this law will require you to take action. Time to take action!

Join us in supporting Safer Internet Day We use the internet in almost every aspect of our lives, so it’s important to understand the risks, design and develop products with user safety in mind and promote online safety to our users. This is why we’re supporting Safer Internet Day – a global initiative dedicated to raising awareness of online safety issues. We encourage you to get involved and take these three simple actions when approaching online safety: Connect. Reflect. Protect. Connect – Design and develop online products and services, devices and platforms that prioritise safe and secure connections between users. Reflect – Take the time to consider how new products, services, features and policies may impact end users and their communities. Protect – Provide tools within online products and services that align with the best interests of users and give them a level of autonomy and empowerment to support safe online interactions. Free tools and resources for industry are available on the eSafety website to help us understand our obligations towards user safety and how we can all embed safety into our organisation’s culture, ethos and operations. Visit eSafety.gov.au/industry to learn more. By sharing the Connect. Reflect. Protect. message, we can work towards making every day a Safer Internet Day. Visit eSafety.gov.au/sid to sign up as a supporter and learn more.

UNDERSTAND IT WELL. THE UN-SAFE ACT & UN-SAFE CONDITIONS. Y(OUR ) UN-SAFE ACT IS THE REAL REASON FOR ACCIDENTS NOT ONLY IN INDUSTRIES BUT ALSO IN OUR LIFE. ALL UN-SAFE ACTS WHAT WE FEEL NOT A MISTAKE CAN CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE. NEVER DO ANY EVEN SILLY MISTAKES. BE CAREFUL TO BE HAPPY FOR EVER.

By end-2024, mandatory industry codes and standards will be in force for all in-scope service providers under Australia’s Online Safety Act. Non-compliance could result in fines from eSafety Commissioner or even court-ordered service bans. Yet, for many service providers, the Australian OSA is difficult to understand, comprising not only codes and standards but also basic online safety expectations and various notice-and-action schemes. In the table below, I have broken down each regulatory instrument under the Australian OSA, including their core operational elements and applicability to the eight “sections” of online industry defined under the legislation. Hope it is of use! Reach out if you would like to learn more about how the Australian OSA may impact your online service. Our team of experts at Tremau is ready to help. p.s. Keep an eye out for our upcoming blog with more detailed guidance on the industry codes!

Most of the remaining provisions of the Online Safety Act are coming into force today.   Don’t panic – thanks to s.51, duties under the Act will not take effect until Ofcom’s codes are finalised and in place. If you want to find out more about Ofcom’s draft codes, we’re holding an in-person event with experts James Moss, Sir Jeremy Wright, Emma Drake, Heather Catchpole and Shona O'Connell to discuss the consultation on the first illegal harms consultation. More details can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eui4PNt9   Keep an eye on your inbox for updates: Sections 100-103 on Information Notices are set to be activated, with no immediate guidance needed for implementation. In essence, Ofcom could begin issuing notices today, and there's a possibility they might do so early on. Section 100 empowers them to request information, while Section 103 allows them to specify a responsible person for compliance. Ofcom has expressed their intention to use these powers in 2024, including for obtaining revenue data and gathering information for their publications.   #onlinesafety #illegalharms #onlinesafetyact

✉️ Our new monthly newsletter launches on Friday and rounds up the latest developments across the online safety landscape. Stay in the loop with insights from our experts, our latest research findings, and find out what's next in our roadmap to regulation. Sign up to the Online Safety Briefing and our news and updates here 👇 https://lnkd.in/d_csb46C #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #Newsletter