With all this talk of the Online Safety Act, and various announcements coming from Ofcom (the regulator in charge of enforcing the new rules), we thought it would be useful to share our high level overview, and bring together a few useful resources.
The Brief Guide is available here: Lewis Silkin - The Online Safety Act
If you would like more info, you can find further guidance here:
- The timetable for enforcement: Timetable for enforcement: The Online Safety Act is here, so what happens now?, Geraint Lloyd-Taylor (lewissilkin.com)
- Ofcom's latest announcement (9 November 2023): The time to get ready for the new Online Safety Act is NOW - and here's how, Geraint Lloyd-Taylor (lewissilkin.com)