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December has been another busy month for online safety
\ndevelopments, with both Ofcom and the ICO being active.<\/p>\n
Ofcom fines file-sharing service \u00a320,000 under section
\n132 of Online Safety Act 2023<\/p>\n
Ofcom has imposed<\/a> a penalty of \u00a320,000 on the
AVS changes its age assurance processes<\/p>\n Ofcom also confirmed<\/a> that AVS Group Ltd, which it
Guidance on how tech firms should treat bereaved parents<\/p>\n In accordance with its Roadmap<\/a>, Ofcom is seeking views on proposed
Preserving information about a deceased child’s online
Separately, Ofcom has issued its final Guidance<\/a> for online platforms that sets out
ICO to monitor how mobile games protect children’s online
Earlier this month, the ICO announced<\/a> that it would be scrutinising how
UK government announces ban on nudification apps<\/p>\n As part of its strategy<\/a> to reduce violence against women and
Ofcom has received some criticism for its slow implementation of
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\nprovider of the Im.ge service regarding its failure to comply with
\ntwo statutory information requests. Ofcom said that the fine has
\nbeen set with its Penalty Guidelines in mind. In addition it is
\nrequiring the Im.ge Service to take immediate steps to comply with
\nsection 102(8) of the Online Safety Act by providing the
\ninformation requested in two statutory information requests, which
\nincluded a copy of the record of the Illegal Content Risk
\nAssessment for the service; and information about its qualifying
\nworldwide revenue. If it still doesn’t comply, Ofcom will
\nimpose a daily rate penalty of \u00a3100 per day. Ofcom is
\ncontinuing to investigate the Im.ge Service’s compliance with
\nits duties to complete, and keep a record of, a suitable and
\nsufficient illegal content risk assessment and its compliance with
\nthe illegal content duties in respect of child sexual abuse
\nmaterial remain ongoing. It will provide updates on these matters
\nin due course.<\/p>\n
\nrecently fined<\/a> \u00a31 million for not having robust
\nage checks in place on 18 adult websites, has now introduced a new
\nage assurance process on all sites that were the subject of
\nOfcom’s investigation.<\/p>\n
\nindustry guidance<\/a> relating to how tech firms respond to
\nrequests from bereaved parents about their child’s use of a
\nservice in the event of their death. Ofcom has spoken to bereaved
\nparents about the significant barriers they’ve faced when
\nseeking answers from tech firms about their children’s use of
\ntheir sites and apps before their death. The Online Safety Act
\nplaces requirements on tech firms about how they can increase
\ntransparency and reduce uncertainty for bereaved parents making
\nrequests in difficult circumstances. To help services to comply
\nwith these duties, the Act also requires Ofcom to produce industry
\nguidance. The draft guidance expects services, among other things,
\nto provide clear and accessible information in their terms of
\nservice about their information disclosure policy, including how
\nbereaved parents can make requests and the evidence required; make
\nsure that they respond to bereaved parents in a timely manner;
\noffer a support function, which might be a helpline, to bereaved
\nparents; and operate a simple to use, easy to access and
\ntransparent complaints function, with a nominated team or
\nindividual responsible for handling concerns, and a clear response
\ntimeframe. The consultation ends on 23 March 2026.<\/p>\n
\nactivity<\/p>\n
\nwhat information they are required to retain about a child’s
\nonline activity when Ofcom issues a Data Preservation Notice. Ofcom
\nissues Data Preservation Notices at the request of a coroner
\ninvestigating the death of a child. They require the recipient to
\nretain information relating to a child’s online activity from
\nthe point they receive the notice, making sure that the information
\nis available to the coroner if requested. It has already issued a
\nnumber of these notices since the provisions came into force on 30
\nSeptember. Some online platforms automatically delete a user’s
\ndata if their account is inactive for a certain period. To enable
\nswift action after a child’s death, Ofcom has set out the types
\nof information coroners may wish to provide to Ofcom about the
\nchild if known at the time, and the types of information it will
\ngenerally require platforms to preserve. It has also updated its
\nguidance about its information gathering powers to reflect
\nthis.<\/p>\n
\nprivacy<\/p>\n
\npopular mobile games played by children in the UK protect their
\nonline privacy. It highlighted that around 90% of UK children play
\ngames on digital devices, so it is launching a monitoring programme
\ntargeting ten popular mobile games. The review will assess the
\ngames’ compliance with default privacy settings, their
\ngeolocation controls, and their targeted advertising practices. It
\nwill also consider any other privacy issues identified during the
\nreview process. The ICO says that the new focus on mobile games
\nfollows significant progress in improving children’s privacy
\nstandards across social media and video-sharing platforms through
\nits Children’s code strategy. We will be writing more about
\nthis topic in the new year.<\/p>\n
\ngirls, the UK government has highlighted the rise of nudification apps<\/a>. It has said that it will
\nban nudification apps and other tools designed to create synthetic
\nnon-consensual intimate images to stop women and girls’ images
\nbeing tampered with and exploited without their consent. This aims
\nto target the firms and individuals providing and supplying such
\ntools. We are waiting for more detail on when and how this will be
\ndone.<\/p>\n
\nthe Act, but it is getting into its stride now with more fines,
\nfacilitating platforms to change their practices, and issuing new
\nguidance. Platforms and service providers should note that the ICO
\nis monitoring them as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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