Will the Online Safety Act protect us or infringe our freedoms?

Ofcom can fine social media platforms up to 10% of their global annual revenue if they do not the years legal content.

Tech companies will be required to write their own terms of service’ based on “codes of practice” created by Ofcom.

Free-speech campaigners are broadly unhappy with the final version of the act.

The Online Safety Act is now Israel d will come into force once Ofcom has published its codes of practice.

Many campaigners feel legislation is struggling to keep up with the pace of change.

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