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Trust & Safety changelog
Stay on top of the latest changes affecting your Trust & Safety operations.
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June 2024 | ||
| The United Nations are launching global principles to combat online hate and lies. Read more | World | Regulatory |
December 2023 | ||
| UK's government is joining forces with leading tech companies to develop and commit to the Online Fraud Charter. Read more | UK | RegulatoryMisinformation |
November 2023 | ||
| YouTube is announcing a series of policy changes aiming to inform viewers when content has been generated by AI. Read more | WorldYouTube | RegulatoryMisinformation |
| Ofcom is introducing its first guidance related to grooming for tech platforms on complying with the Online Safety Act. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild Safety |
October 2023 | ||
| The UK Online Safety Bill is becoming law. Read more | UK | Regulatory |
| The Online Safety Bill is becoming law in the UK. Read more | UK | Regulatory |
September 2023 | ||
| The UK parliament is agreeing to the Online Safety Bill. Read more | UK | Regulatory |
July 2023 | ||
| The UK is proposing new rules targeting illegal ads and fake celebrity scams. Read more | UK | RegulatoryMisinformation |
| UK lawmakers are agreeing that the Online Safety Bill should cover activities in the metaverse to protect children and vulnerable individuals from harmful content. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Ofcom is estimating it will cost around £169m in the next two years to create a new regulatory regime under the Online Safety Bill. Read more | UK | Regulatory |
June 2023 | ||
| The UK is making last minute amendments to the Online Safety Bill, requiring pornographic sites to use age verification measures. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| An amendment to the Online Safety Bill is eliminating the requirement to have proof that perpetrators of revenge porn intended to cause distress. Read more | UK | RegulatoryAdultHarassment |
| An amendment to the Online Safety Bill is giving Ofcom the right to force tech companies to hand over deceased children's data. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild Safety |
May 2023 | ||
| The UK is adding a new proposition to the Online Safety Bill, making it illegal to promote or assist self-harm and suicide. Read more | UK | RegulatorySelf-harm |
| The UK is proposing an amendment to the Online Safety Bill, requiring platforms to prevent online abuse and violence against women. Read more | UK | RegulatoryHateViolence |
April 2023 | ||
| UK is introducing the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill, which will allow its regulator to oversee major tech firms. Read more | UK | Regulatory |
February 2023 | ||
| UK is announcing that content generated by AI chatbots will fall within the Online Safety Bill's scope. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild SafetyMisinformationSelf-harm |
| British peers are proposing an amendment to the Online Safety Bill, requiring a greater protection for women online. Read more | UK | RegulatoryHarassment |
January 2023 | ||
| An amendment to the Online Safety Bill is calling for tech company executives to be liable for prosecution if failing to protect children online. Read more or even more | UK | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| The United Nation’s 2022 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is discussing internet fragmentation among democracies vs. driven by authoritarian states. Read more | World | Regulatory |
December 2022 | ||
| Wikipedia Foundation executives are arguing that the UK's Online Safety Bill would require platforms to monitor all content, which is prohibited in the EU's DSA. Read more | UK | RegulatoryPrivacy |
| The UK government is dropping the "legal but harmful" provisions of the Online Safety Bill and adding new duties boosting free speech and increasing accountability of tech firms. Read more or even more | UK | Regulatory |
November 2022 | ||
| Australia, Fiji, Ireland and the UK are launching a Global Online Safety Regulators Network paving the way for a coherent international approach to online safety regulation. Read more | AustraliaFijiIrelandUK | Regulatory |
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