The Online Safety Act 2023


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Practice notes
Regulation of Online Platforms

The Online Safety Act 2023


Published by a ½Û×ÓÊÓƵ TMT expert

Practice notes
Regulation of Online Platforms
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This Practice Note contains practical guidance on the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023), which sets out the UK’s regulatory framework for Ofcom’s regulation of internet content. For a quick guide to OSA 2023, see Practice Note: The Online Safety Act 2023—a quick guide.

OSA 2023 sets out a regulatory framework for the proposals outlined in: the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) Online Harms white paper; the February 2020 initial response; and the December 2020 full response to the consultation on the same.

In the EU, Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA) sets out a regulatory framework for content liability in the EU. The details of the EU DSA are not covered in this Practice Note—see instead Practice Note: The EU Digital Services Act and The EU Digital Services Act—checklist.

Timeline to OSA 2023 and Ofcom guidance

The below timeline outlines the progress of OSA 2023, from the initial Internet Safety Green Paper in October 2017 until Royal Assent in October 2023.

Only certain provisions

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