The Online Safety Act is creating a buzz of controversy and concern, not least if you run or host websites and are uncertain about your new legal responsibilities. Some online spaces have already closed down and others like Wikipedia may be under threat. Meanwhile workarounds have proliferated in defiance of technological measures to prevent harm and assert control of the internet.
Thankfully sensible advice is available from our friends at ORG:
Online Safety Act: A Guide for Organisations Working with the Act
If you are not a member already then... Join ORG!
and https://russ.garrett.co.uk/2024/12/17/online-safety-act-guide/
If you run a website then this useful (and not as long or legalese as a lot of their literature) resource on the ICO's website explains the new requirements https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/online-safety/information-for-industry/illegal-harms/illegal-content-codes-of-practice-for-user-to-user-services-24-feb.pdf and you can do an (anonymous but tracked?) risk assessment online https://www.ofcom.org.uk/os-toolkit/assessment-tool
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