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What can UK business expect from regulators in future?

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:05:38 +0000

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What can be learnt from the UK government's stated approach to regulation and growth?

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Digital Regulation | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2024

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:03:13 +0000

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Ofcom states that duties to comply with illegal content safety requirements should come into force in March 2025 | Sharing of non-consensual intimate images to be made a 'priority offence' under the OSA | Update on repeal of VSP regime by the OSA

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Online Safety Act 2023: time to prepare as UK's Ofcom confirms start of illegal content duties

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:24:56 +0000

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Implementation is largely on schedule with only three months for risk assessments once guidance is published in December

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What does the UK general election 2024 mean for digital and data policy and the TMC sector?

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:54:19 +0100

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What we know so far on what the main political parties would do if they win power on 4 July 2024

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France enacts new rules on pornographic content in the digital environment

Fri, 24 May 2024 10:31:07 +0100

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Broadcast regulator to establish age verification technical standards to create a safer internet for minors

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New French rules on pornographic content to create a safer internet for minors

Thu, 16 May 2024 10:13:18 +0100

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Introduction of age verification system, with extensive new enforcement powers for Arcom

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What legal developments can businesses in the UK expect in 2024?

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:53:50 +0000

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Our Knowledge Team looks at what lies ahead for business law

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Health and safety | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:09:13 +0000

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The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill | Higher risk buildings | Keep mental health of your people on the business agenda

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The UK Online Safety Act: Top 10 takeaways for online service providers

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:41:07 +0000

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What are the key points to be aware of and how will it work in practice?

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UK Online Safety Act: Ofcom launches its first consultation on illegal harms

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:47:37 +0000

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A picture is emerging of how to tackle the illegal harm duties as regulator sets out detailed draft guidance and codes of practice

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Age assurance is focus of European regulatory action for online protection of minors

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 12:01:41 +0000

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What are the requirements and developments around age assurance in Europe and specifically France, Germany and the UK?

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UK's Online Safety Act is a seismic regulatory shift for service providers

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:26:09 +0100

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Implementation raises complex challenges for businesses when navigating both domestic and international legislation

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Singapore consults on guidelines on children and the Personal Data Protection Act

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:07:44 +0100

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A fairer approach would be to exclude organisations that expressly do not contract with children, data experts argue

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The UK Online Safety Bill: who is in scope?

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:26:35 +0100

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What are the critical steps providers must take to ensure compliance in this evolving regulatory landscape?

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Singapore passes Online Criminal Harms Act

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:05:08 +0100

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The legislation strengthens Singapore's fight against harmful cyber activity and bad actors using the internet for crime

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Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:56:45 +0100

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We examine how our predictions have turned out in practice, and what to watch out for as autumn draws nearer

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UK Online Safety Bill to have more teeth

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:31:04 +0000

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New criminal sanctions for senior managers to be introduced by government

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UK business law predictions for 2023

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:39:26 +0000

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As the new year unfolds, we look ahead at what legal developments businesses can expect

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Mobile-gaming advertisements in the UK must play by the rules

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:41:32 +0000

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UK regulator has published advice for advertisers in the mobile-gaming industry on harmful and offensive content

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Commission notified of France's mandatory parental controls on internet devices

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:28:55 +0100

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The legislation makes further progress as France looks to protect minors and ease parental blocking of online access

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UK regulators consider online safety and competition in digital markets

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 11:11:56 +0100

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Competition and communications regulators have recently published a joint statement - what does this mean for businesses?

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EU's Digital Service Act to introduce first express ban on 'dark patterns'

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:59:20 +0100

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Definition of dark patterns sheds light on concerns including exiting subscriptions easily while raising applicability questions

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Consumer law | Regulatory Outlook July 2022

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:06:48 +0100

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European Parliament adopts the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act | Changes to UK Online Safety Bill | Online safety: Ofcom's roadmap to regulation

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EU gets one step closer to adopting the Digital Services Act

Mon, 16 May 2022 16:01:58 +0100

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New regulation of digital services expected to come into force for all businesses in late 2023

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Government introduces Online Safety Bill in Parliament and announces Online Advertising Programme consultation

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:32:27 +0000

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Following a steady trickle of announcements of changes to the draft Bill, the government has introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament, hot on the heels of the recent announcement that the long-delayed consultation on the regulation of online advertising is now open

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