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 Tagged with online safety act


04 July 2025

Under the Online Safety Act, services that are likely to be accessed by children have duties to protect children online.

From 25 July 2025, providers will need to take the safety measures set out in the Codes of Practice or use other effective measures to protect child users from content that is harmful to them.

Ofcom's Codes of Practice were issued on 4 July 2025. This page gives a quick introduction to the safety measures recommended in the Protection of Children Codes.

 

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17 October 2024

From December 2024, services will need to act to comply with their duties.

Ofcom will be publishing Codes of Practice and guidance on how in scope companies can comply with their duties. If you provide an online service, there are actions you must take when duties come into force.

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