The Online Safety Act and terms of service
Debbie Heywood looks at what user-to-user services must include in relevant terms of service under the Online Safety Act.
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We pull out some practical issues from the Online Safety Act, particularly in light of Ofcom's illegal harms consultation which has provided more information about what some aspects of compliance are likely to involve. We cover:
- what user-to-user services will need to include in their terms of service
- a comparison between OSA and Digital Services Act requirements
- how to navigate Ofcom's proposals for user-to-user services on meeting illegal harms safety duties
- Ofcom's draft guidance on carrying out illegal content risk assessments
- Ofcom's draft guidance on record keeping and review requirements
- Ofcom's draft guidance on identifying illegal content
- the meaning of "likely to accessed by children" under the OSA and the ICO's Children's Code.
You can access Part 1 of our Interface content on the OSA here and our full range of content on the OSA and the DSA here.
OSA v DSA
Louise Popple provides a table comparing obligations under the UK's Online Safety Act and the EU's Digital Services Act.
MoreMeeting illegal harms safety duties under the Online Safety Act – how to navigate Ofcom's proposals for user-to-user services
Debbie Heywood looks at how to make sense of Ofcom's provisional views on ways user-to-user services can comply with their OSA safety duties relating to illegal harms.
MoreRisk Assessments under the UK's Online Safety Act – Ofcom's views
Xuyang Zhu looks at Ofcom's draft guidance on carrying out illegal content risk assessments.
MoreRecord keeping and review requirements under the UK's Online Safety Act – Ofcom's views
Laura Craig looks at Ofcom's draft guidance on how services can comply with record keeping and review requirements under the OSA.
MoreUK Online Safety Act - Ofcom's draft guidance on identifying illegal content
Margarita Taliadoros looks at the implications of Ofcom's draft guidance on identifying illegal content regulated under the OSA.
MoreLikely to be accessed by children – the ICO's Children's Code and the Online Safety Act
Debbie Heywood looks at what the ICO's Children's Code and the Online Safety Act mean by the term "likely to be accessed by children" and at overlaps and differences in requirements.
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