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Ofcom ramps up pressure for platforms under UK Online Safety Act

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Platforms must step up efforts to ensure users don’t see illegal content. Photo: Adam Berry/Getty Images

Terry Green | Katten, Larry Wong | Katten

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Service providers should focus on completing the relevant risk assessments and implement measures outlined by Ofcom.

From March 17, online platforms are expected to have risk assessments in place to understand how likely it is for its users to encounter illegal content on their service.

Over 100,00 services are estimated to be in scope under the Online Safety Act (OSA), whether they are user-to-user services or

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