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Yesterday we published an update<\/a> on online safety developments, but
Protecting women and girls<\/p>\n Ofcom has said that it will be fast-tracking its decision on
Ofcom says that due to the urgent need for better online
Its decisions on the remaining additional protections, which
Update on investigations \u2013 big fines for lack of age
Ofcom has fined<\/a> porn company 8579 LLC \u00a31.35
It has also fined<\/a> Kick Online Entertainment SA
Provisional notices of contravention issued<\/p>\n Ofcom has also issued<\/a> 4chan Community Support LLC with a
Ofcom has also issued the provider of the Im.ge service with a
It is closing its investigation into the provider of Nippybox.
What can we learn from the investigations so far?<\/p>\n The Online Safety Network has now published a tracker document<\/a> for Ofcom’s
The investigations also make clear that it is crucial that
Ofcom publishes final guidance for the online safety
The super-complaints regime came into force on 31 December 2025
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
\nthere’s more to say as the announcements just keep coming.<\/p>\n
\nproposed new requirements for tech firms to use technology to block
\nillegal intimate images at source. Last year, it consulted<\/a> on a range of additional online
\nprotections designed to push tech platforms to go further in
\ntackling illegal content online. As part of these measures, it
\nproposed a new requirement for sites and apps to use a proactive
\ntechnology \u2013 known as “hash matching” \u2013 to
\ndetect intimate images that are shared without consent, such as
\nexplicit deepfakes.<\/p>\n
\nprotections for women and girls, who are disproportionately
\naffected by non-consensual intimate image abuse, it has decided to
\naccelerate its timeline. In May, it will announce its final
\ndecision on its proposals that tech firms should expand their use
\nof proactive technology to prevent illegal intimate images from
\nreaching users. Subject to the parliamentary process, Ofcom would
\nexpect any new Illegal Harms Code measures to come into effect by
\nthe summer.<\/p>\n
\ninclude proposed new protocols for tech firms to respond to spikes
\nin illegal content during a crisis, will follow this autumn, as
\nplanned.<\/p>\n
\nchecks!<\/p>\n
\nmillion for not having age checks in place, plus \u00a350,000 for
\nfailing to respond to an information request. 8579 LLC must
\nimmediately implement highly effective age assurance or face a
\ndaily penalty of \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n
\n\u00a3800,000 for failing to put in place age checks to protect
\nchildren from pornographic content plus \u00a330,000 for failing
\nto comply with an information request.<\/p>\n
\nprovisional notice of contravention. It says there are reasonable
\ngrounds for believing that it has contravened its duties under
\nsection 9, 10 and 12 of the Online Safety Act, especially its duty
\nto conduct a suitable and sufficient illegal content risk
\nassessment, its duties in relation to its Terms of Service; and its
\nduty to protect children from encountering pornographic content
\nthrough the use of highly effective age assurance. Ofcom will
\nprovide updates on the investigation in due course.<\/p>\n
\nprovisional notice of contravention again because it believes that
\nit has not carried out a suitable and sufficient illegal content
\nrisk assessment. Ofcom’s investigation continues to examine
\nwhether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the provider
\nof Im.ge has failed, or is failing, to comply with its duty to
\nprotect users from illegal content. It will update in due
\ncourse.<\/p>\n
\nThe service has become unavailable to UK users and, to Ofcom’s
\nknowledge, more widely. Having assessed the impact on UK users, it
\nhas decided to close the investigation. Ofcom may decide to re-open
\nits investigation if appropriate.<\/p>\n
\ninvestigations, It has also written a blog post<\/a> about the emerging themes and says
\nthat it does not think that Ofcom has sufficient resources. It also
\nnotes that Ofcom has largely been investigating smaller platforms
\nbut isn’t shying away from investigating platforms based
\noutside the UK. It also says “there have been some crisis
\npoints already which raise questions not just about whether Ofcom
\nwill choose to act, but also about the circumstances in which it
\ncan act”. The Act is not for crises but for making the system
\nas a whole operate well.<\/p>\n
\norganisations carry out risk assessments, respond to information
\nrequests promptly and fully, and make sure that they have robust
\nage gating in place where appropriate.<\/p>\n
\nsuper-complaints regime<\/p>\n
\nand enables eligible organisations to bring systemic issues to
\nOfcom’s attention about features of regulated online services,
\nor conduct of those services, that may lead to material risk of
\nsignificant online harm or adverse impact on the right to freedom
\nof expression. The legislation sets out criteria which decide which
\norganisations are eligible to make a complaint and how Ofcom will
\ndecide if a complaint is admissible under the Online Safety Act. In
\nsummary, an organisation must demonstrate that it represents people
\nin the UK. This can be people who use regulated online services,
\nthe public or a specific group of people. An eligible organisation
\nmust also be able to be relied on to act independently of regulated
\nonline services, routinely contribute significantly, as an expert,
\nto public discussions about any aspect of online safety matters and
\nmust be relied on to have regard to Ofcom’s guidance about
\nmaking super-complaints. Ofcom has now published its final guidance<\/a> for organisations wishing to
\nsubmit a super-complaint.<\/p>\n
\nguide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
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