Ofcom webinar series: what does the Online Safety Act mean for you or your business?

The UK’s Online Safety Act has recently become law and Ofcom has recently published their first consultation on implementing the new rules, including draft codes of practice and guidance.

Businesses are invited to a series of webinars which will cover Ofcom’s proposals on how online services should approach the new duties relating to illegal content.

This webinar series will provide an overview of how Ofcom proposes to implement the law in practice, the draft guidance and codes published, what businesses will need to do to comply with the new illegal content duties, and how you can respond to the consultation.

Dates and focus for each webinar are as follows:

• Webinar 1: 12 December 2023, 11am to 12pm: Introduction to the Online Safety Act and the illegal harms consultation – what does this mean for you and your business? Register for Webinar 1.
• Webinar 2: 16 January 2024, 10am to 11am: An introduction to illegal content risk assessments - how the risk assessment can help you improve safety for your users. Register for Webinar 2.
• Webinar 3: 18 January 2024, 11am to 12pm: An introduction to Ofcom’s draft Codes of Practice for illegal harm - how you can minimise the risk of illegal harm on your service. Register for Webinar 3.

See: Consultation: Protecting people from illegal harms online - Ofcom