Online service categorisation: information notices
UK — Ofcom · 2024-10-17 · UK · verified record
Themes: Child safety & minors · Online platforms · Search services
Ecosystems: UK Online Safety Act
This page explains the steps Ofcom will take to issue information notices to relevant providers for categorisation. The Online Safety Act makes companies that operate a wide range of online services legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safer online. It introduces a system for categorising some regulated online services based on key characteristics, including user numbers and functionality. The providers of categorised services will be required to comply with additional duties depending on which category they fall within.[1] Some regulated services will be designated as
This page explains the steps Ofcom will take to issue information notices to relevant providers for categorisation. The Online Safety Act makes companies that operate a wide range of online services legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safer online. It introduces a system for categorising some regulated online services based on key characteristics, including user numbers and functionality. The providers of categorised services will be required to comply with additional duties depending on which category they fall within.[1] Some regulated services will be designated as …
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