Online Safety Act Network
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Updates, commentary and analysis on the implementation of the UK's #OnlineSafetyAct www.onlinesafetyact.net
Great to be joined by cross-party Parliamentarians, DSIT Minister Kanishka Narayan and our fabulous civil society partners in Parliament today to launch our 10-point plan to strengthen the #onlinesafetyact - there's much to do but the commitment to working with us to do it was hugely welcome.
January 26, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Great to be joined by cross-party Parliamentarians, DSIT Minister Kanishka Narayan and our fabulous civil society partners in Parliament today to launch our 10-point plan to strengthen the #onlinesafetyact - there's much to do but the commitment to working with us to do it was hugely welcome.
Well said, Baroness Kidron in @houseoflords.parliament.uk #socialmedia debate tonight. #onlinesafetyact
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January 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Well said, Baroness Kidron in @houseoflords.parliament.uk #socialmedia debate tonight. #onlinesafetyact
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This figure (and the full article) tells you a lot about the grip the tech sector and its lobbyists have on UK government thinking and just how hard it is for civil society to get its voice heard. #onlinesafetyact 👇🏻
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January 18, 2026 at 9:35 AM
This figure (and the full article) tells you a lot about the grip the tech sector and its lobbyists have on UK government thinking and just how hard it is for civil society to get its voice heard. #onlinesafetyact 👇🏻
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Happy Monday, everyone. Will @ofcom.bsky.social take robust #onlinesafetyact enforcement action on X? Will Ministers stand up to Musk? We can't help with those predictions. But our newsletter can bring you right up to speed with where we are this morning. ⬇️
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January 12, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Happy Monday, everyone. Will @ofcom.bsky.social take robust #onlinesafetyact enforcement action on X? Will Ministers stand up to Musk? We can't help with those predictions. But our newsletter can bring you right up to speed with where we are this morning. ⬇️
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As covered by @politico.com #MorningTech, we've written to the PM to call on him to end the use of X for Government communications in light of the appalling generation of sexualised images of women and girls via the platform's #Grok chatbot. Read more here⬇️
www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/let...
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January 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
As covered by @politico.com #MorningTech, we've written to the PM to call on him to end the use of X for Government communications in light of the appalling generation of sexualised images of women and girls via the platform's #Grok chatbot. Read more here⬇️
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www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/let...
Excellent op-ed in the Times today from the BCS's Sharron Gunn on the #Grok scandal. ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Excellent op-ed in the Times today from the BCS's Sharron Gunn on the #Grok scandal. ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
😫 Not quite ready to tackle all those "Reviews of the Year" in your inboxes?
😃 Here's our "Review of the last fortnight".
💡 Spoiler alert: it's not short.
🎁 Happy Christmas! We'll be back in January.
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😃 Here's our "Review of the last fortnight".
💡 Spoiler alert: it's not short.
🎁 Happy Christmas! We'll be back in January.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
😫 Not quite ready to tackle all those "Reviews of the Year" in your inboxes?
😃 Here's our "Review of the last fortnight".
💡 Spoiler alert: it's not short.
🎁 Happy Christmas! We'll be back in January.
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#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety
😃 Here's our "Review of the last fortnight".
💡 Spoiler alert: it's not short.
🎁 Happy Christmas! We'll be back in January.
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#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety
Government's #vawg strategy announces a ban on #nudification apps but no intention to upgrade @ofcom.bsky.social #onlinesafetyact guidance to a code of practice. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6943d2...
December 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Government's #vawg strategy announces a ban on #nudification apps but no intention to upgrade @ofcom.bsky.social #onlinesafetyact guidance to a code of practice. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6943d2...
🆕Don't miss our penultimate newsletter of 2025, packed full of all the latest Government, @ofcom.bsky.social and civil society news and research on #onlinesafety in the UK and further afield
You can read it below - and do subscribe for the next one!
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You can read it below - and do subscribe for the next one!
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December 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🆕Don't miss our penultimate newsletter of 2025, packed full of all the latest Government, @ofcom.bsky.social and civil society news and research on #onlinesafety in the UK and further afield
You can read it below - and do subscribe for the next one!
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You can read it below - and do subscribe for the next one!
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The Australian under-16 #socialmedia ban comes into force next week: here's an explainer from Prof Lorna Woods on what it covers, how it will work and some issues that may arise during implementation. www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/aus...
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Australian under-16 #socialmedia ban comes into force next week: here's an explainer from Prof Lorna Woods on what it covers, how it will work and some issues that may arise during implementation. www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/aus...
@itvnews.bsky.social coverage of @ofcom.bsky.social #vawg guidance here with comments from Internet Matters and Refuge on why its non-enforceable status may limit its impact. 2/ www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
@itvnews.bsky.social coverage of @ofcom.bsky.social #vawg guidance here with comments from Internet Matters and Refuge on why its non-enforceable status may limit its impact. 2/ www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
It's #onlinesafety newsletter day: if you don't subscribe, you can read it in full below. Just don't forget to sign up to receive the next instalment direct.😉 #onlinesafetyact mailchi.mp/9755825a6fb9...
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
It's #onlinesafety newsletter day: if you don't subscribe, you can read it in full below. Just don't forget to sign up to receive the next instalment direct.😉 #onlinesafetyact mailchi.mp/9755825a6fb9...
Quite the shot across the bows from the #DSIT Secretary of State to the @ofcom.bsky.social Chief Exec in the second of two letters on the implementation of the #onlinesafetyact, published today. Consultations on the duties referred to are now delayed until summer 2026. 1/2 www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Quite the shot across the bows from the #DSIT Secretary of State to the @ofcom.bsky.social Chief Exec in the second of two letters on the implementation of the #onlinesafetyact, published today. Consultations on the duties referred to are now delayed until summer 2026. 1/2 www.gov.uk/government/p...
🎂 The #onlinesafetyact is two, and so are we.
🎁 Here's the latest edition of our #onlinesafety newsletter, which has been hitting inboxes nearly every second Monday since we started.
✏️ Do sign up, if you haven't already, to receive it direct. ⬇️
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🎁 Here's the latest edition of our #onlinesafety newsletter, which has been hitting inboxes nearly every second Monday since we started.
✏️ Do sign up, if you haven't already, to receive it direct. ⬇️
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October 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🎂 The #onlinesafetyact is two, and so are we.
🎁 Here's the latest edition of our #onlinesafety newsletter, which has been hitting inboxes nearly every second Monday since we started.
✏️ Do sign up, if you haven't already, to receive it direct. ⬇️
mailchi.mp/581367f72801...
🎁 Here's the latest edition of our #onlinesafety newsletter, which has been hitting inboxes nearly every second Monday since we started.
✏️ Do sign up, if you haven't already, to receive it direct. ⬇️
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🎂 The #onlinesafetyact is two years' old this weekend.
🎁 Here's a look at the highs, the lows, the missed opportunities and the homes for the future. www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/the...
🎁 Here's a look at the highs, the lows, the missed opportunities and the homes for the future. www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/the...
October 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🎂 The #onlinesafetyact is two years' old this weekend.
🎁 Here's a look at the highs, the lows, the missed opportunities and the homes for the future. www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/the...
🎁 Here's a look at the highs, the lows, the missed opportunities and the homes for the future. www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/the...
🆕 Our latest #onlinesafety newsletter is out today. Parliament may have been on recess but it's hardly been quiet elsewhere. Catch up with all the latest news, research and commentary below and don't forget to subscribe to receive the next one direct. ⬇️
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October 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🆕 Our latest #onlinesafety newsletter is out today. Parliament may have been on recess but it's hardly been quiet elsewhere. Catch up with all the latest news, research and commentary below and don't forget to subscribe to receive the next one direct. ⬇️
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The US House Judiciary Committee has been taking testimony from Nigel Farage and others this afternoon in a discussion on "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation."
We've taken a look at some of the claims made about the #onlinesafetyact ⬇️
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We've taken a look at some of the claims made about the #onlinesafetyact ⬇️
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September 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The US House Judiciary Committee has been taking testimony from Nigel Farage and others this afternoon in a discussion on "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation."
We've taken a look at some of the claims made about the #onlinesafetyact ⬇️
www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/fac...
We've taken a look at some of the claims made about the #onlinesafetyact ⬇️
www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/fac...
Parliament's back - and so are we. Catch up with what's been happening over August in our new-term newsletter, out today. And, if you haven't already subscribed to receive these direct every fortnight, the registration link is in the next post. mailchi.mp/1d3aa36da50b... #onlinesafetyact
September 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Parliament's back - and so are we. Catch up with what's been happening over August in our new-term newsletter, out today. And, if you haven't already subscribed to receive these direct every fortnight, the registration link is in the next post. mailchi.mp/1d3aa36da50b... #onlinesafetyact
Ruling here: www.judiciary.uk/judgments/wi...
August 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Ruling here: www.judiciary.uk/judgments/wi...
#onlinesafetyact JR ruling due today | via @politico.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#onlinesafetyact JR ruling due today | via @politico.com
We welcome the report of the @houseoflords.parliament.uk Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee on the #onlinesafetyact draft Protection of Children's Codes from @ofcom.bsky.social and thank the Chair and its members for the detailed consideration of our evidence in coming to its conclusions. 1/7
May 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We welcome the report of the @houseoflords.parliament.uk Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee on the #onlinesafetyact draft Protection of Children's Codes from @ofcom.bsky.social and thank the Chair and its members for the detailed consideration of our evidence in coming to its conclusions. 1/7
📣 Newsletter special edition klaxon! So much has gone on in the #onlinesafety world in the last week that we've produced an extra newsletter. Enjoy! 🤓 👇🏻 #onlinesafetyact #onlineharms #socialmedia mailchi.mp/5de07ff7b964...
March 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
📣 Newsletter special edition klaxon! So much has gone on in the #onlinesafety world in the last week that we've produced an extra newsletter. Enjoy! 🤓 👇🏻 #onlinesafetyact #onlineharms #socialmedia mailchi.mp/5de07ff7b964...
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March 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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It's a big day* for #onlinesafety ... our newsletter is out! Rounding up all the recent news, research and commentary and much, much more including all our latest publications and news
* Oh, and the #onlinesafetyact has also come into force ... 1/2 us4.campaign-archive.com?u=8569c2a504...
* Oh, and the #onlinesafetyact has also come into force ... 1/2 us4.campaign-archive.com?u=8569c2a504...
March 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It's a big day* for #onlinesafety ... our newsletter is out! Rounding up all the recent news, research and commentary and much, much more including all our latest publications and news
* Oh, and the #onlinesafetyact has also come into force ... 1/2 us4.campaign-archive.com?u=8569c2a504...
* Oh, and the #onlinesafetyact has also come into force ... 1/2 us4.campaign-archive.com?u=8569c2a504...
📣 Check out all the latest #onlinesafetyact developments, including last week's Parliamentary debates (and arguments), in the latest edition of our newsletter. ⬇️ mailchi.mp/f518fb48b771...
March 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
📣 Check out all the latest #onlinesafetyact developments, including last week's Parliamentary debates (and arguments), in the latest edition of our newsletter. ⬇️ mailchi.mp/f518fb48b771...