Director, Online Safety Strategy Delivery, at Ofcom. Tweeting on technology regulation and policy. My views, not Ofcom's.
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There is a summary! ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/p…
Be warned that the English language version of the @Ofcom consultation documents run to some 1,728 pages (including Annexes but excluding supporting documents)! #OnlineSafety #OnlineHarms #eSafety #Ofcom #OnlineSafetyAct2023 #OnlineSafetyActConsultation #OSA #OSA23 #OSA2023
And an at-a-glance overview of our draft Codes of Practice, and which measures are applicable to different types of service. ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/p…
Mark Bunting retweeted
Sharpen your pencils for tomorrow. #OnlineSafetyAct
More detail on our approach to implementing the Online Safety Act. linkedin.com/posts/markbunti…
Today we published our updated roadmap for implementing the Online Safety Act: ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/i…
🧵 The Online Safety Bill is now law, and we are ready to help create a safer life online for people in the UK.
We’ve got a clear plan to achieve change by:
🔴 Setting clear standards
🔴 Supervising tech firms
🔴 Taking action when needed
ALT The Online Safety Bill is NOW LAW WE.ARE.READY. We've got a clear plan to implement change -set clear standards -supervise tech firms taking action when needed
Ofcom motors ahead on online safety: Three trends for online platforms and search services to be aware of techinsights.linklaters.com/…
Mark Bunting retweeted
Thanks @EiMdotco for including @Ofcom paper on transparency!
We argue that platforms failing to prioritise user safety can have immediate impacts on user numbers, advertising spend, and share prices.
Targeted transparency requirements can be a major tool for driving change.
In this week’s Everything in Moderation (#190):
▪️ India announce grievance committees
▪️ Safety tech 'to hit £1bn'
▪️ Yelp's incentivised review problem
▪️ @ellagirwin
Tweets c/o @jason_kint, @asharling + @_FelixSimon_
everythinginmoderation.co/in…
Ofcom's paper today addresses an under-appreciated aspect of the UK's Online Safety Bill - the wide-ranging disclosure and transparency duties it places on the biggest and riskiest online services. Great work by @asharling and team
It's time to rethink platform transparency reporting.
@Ofcom's new paper in the Journal of Online Trust & Safety sets out our thinking around:
📈metrics
🌐international alignment
🦾changing industry behavior
tsjournal.org/index.php/jots…
Feedback welcome! Thanks @journalsafetech
Our report today discusses some of the issues we will deal with in determining our approach to regulatory transparency requirements - in particular...
Mark Bunting retweeted
'Transparency will be a powerful and essential tool in our regulatory arsenal.'
Our new online safety discussion paper explores the power of transparency reporting in helping protect people online from harm.
Read more: ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/202…
Mark Bunting retweeted
It's time to rethink platform transparency reporting.
@Ofcom's new paper in the Journal of Online Trust & Safety sets out our thinking around:
📈metrics
🌐international alignment
🦾changing industry behavior
tsjournal.org/index.php/jots…
Feedback welcome! Thanks @journalsafetech
I'll be talking through Ofcom's Roadmap for implementing Online Safety regulation at this webinar on 29 Nov - sign up at the link.
TIGA + Ofcom Webinar: Online Safety Bill tiga.org/news/tiga-ofcom-web…
Last week, Ofcom published a major report into the livestreaming on Twitch, a UK-regulated service, of the tragic shooting in Buffalo, NY ofcom.org.uk/research-and-da…
This and today's report on video-sharing platforms show Ofcom's approach to online safety regulation and our first steps in holding platforms to account for their user protections. ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/i…
The news everyone was looking for today - Ofcom has published its first report on video-sharing platform regulation! ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/i…
We've been unable to determine conclusively whether their systems are working consistently and effectively
In particular, more robust measures are needed to prevent children accessing pornography. Alongside the report, we published new research showing most adults support stronger age verification measures ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/p…