ODDA Responds to Additional Safety Measures Consultation under the Online Safety Act

Ofcom have recently been consulting on a further set of targeted safety measures designed to make online services safer by design. The measures are designed to stop illegal content going viral, tackle harms at source using proactive technologies such as hash matching to block known illegal images and automated tools to detect harms like fraud, as well as strengthening protections for children.

While most of the proposed measures are aimed at large user-to-user services (over 700,000 active monthly users) or those deemed high-risk, there are some that are relevant to everyone, including the need for a sanctions policy and a process (if you haven’t got one already) for banning users engaging in Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA).

You can read our response to the consultation here.