The U.K. brought its sweeping online safety law into force Monday, paving the way for stricter supervision and potentially massive fines for tech giants.
British media watchdog Ofcom published its first-edition codes of practice and guidance laying out what tech firms should be doing to tackle illegal harms on their platforms.
Ofcom, the British media and telecommunications watchdog, published its first-edition codes of practice and guidance for tech firms laying out what they should be doing to tackle illegal harms such as terror, hate, fraud and child sexual abuse on their platforms. Though the act passed into law in October 2023, it was not yet fully in force — but Monday's development effectively marks the official entry into force of the safety duties.
"We'll be watching the industry closely to ensure firms match up to the strict safety standards set for them under our first codes and guidance, with further requirements to follow swiftly in the first half of next year," Ofcom Chief Executive Melanie Dawes said in a statement Monday.Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom can levy fines of as much as 10% of companies' global annual revenues if they are found in breach of the rules.
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