Online Safety

The Online Safety Act takes a zero-tolerance approach to protecting children by making sure the buck stops with social media platforms for content they host. It does this by making sure they:

• remove illegal content quickly or prevent it from appearing in the first place, including content promoting self-harm
• prevent children from accessing harmful and age-inappropriate content including pornographic content, content that promotes, encourages or provides instructions for suicide, self-harm or eating disorders, content depicting or encouraging serious violence or bullying content
• enforce age limits and use age-checking measures on platforms where content harmful to children is published
• ensure social media platforms are more transparent about the risks and dangers posed to children on their sites, including by publishing risk assessments
• provide parents and children with clear and accessible ways to report problems online when they do arise.

Online Safety Act 2023 (legislation.gov.uk)

European Union officials have reached a provisional deal on the world's first comprehensive laws to regulate the use of artificial intelligence.

After 36 hours of talks, negotiators agreed rules around AI in systems like ChatGPT and facial recognition.

The European Parliament will vote on the AI Act proposals early next year, but any legislation will not take effect until at least 2025.

The US, UK and China are all rushing to publish their own guidelines.