Online safety regulation tracker
| SevereBuild or respond: change the product, or stand up a response. | 7High | 16Critical | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MajorDocument or brief: publish, file, or brief your team. | 2Moderate | 1High | 7High | |
| ModerateAssess: check what you already have. | 3Low | 7Moderate | 8Moderate | |
| MinorWatch: nothing to do yet. | 2Low | 3Low | 3Low | |
| Severity ↑ Likelihood → | UnlikelyDoesn't apply to you | PossibleNot final yet, or applies to other services | LikelyApplies to you from a set date | CertainApplies to you now |
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OfcomUKDeadline30 Sep 2026DocumentHigh if you run user-to-user and search with users in the UK, at any size.
HighMajor and certainDue now. Registration deadlineA self-harm livestream stayed up about fifteen minutes after a review error
Tech TimesGlobalIncident12 Aug 2026BriefHigh if you run livestreaming and user-to-user anywhere, at any size.
HighMajor and certainIn forceOfcom publishes the register of categorised services and consults on their additional duties
OfcomUKConsultation10 Jul 2026DocumentHigh if you run user-to-user and search with users in the UK, if a regulator has designated it.
HighMajor and certainDue now. Consultation closes at 5pmOfcom adds crisis response measures to the illegal content codes
OfcomUKGuidance2026DocumentHigh if you run user-to-user, livestreaming and messaging and other consumer services with users in the UK, at any size.
HighMajor and certainIn forceCalifornia requires frontier AI developers to publish safety frameworks and report incidents
Future of Privacy ForumUSEffective date1 Jan 2026DocumentHigh if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
HighMajor and certainIn forceOfcom sets out when AI chatbots fall under the Online Safety Act, and is investigating two
RPCUKGuidance18 Dec 2025DocumentHigh if you run generative AI, user-to-user and search and other consumer services with users in the UK, at any size.
HighMajor and certainIn forceThe Commission fines X 120 million euro under the Digital Services Act
TechPolicy.PressEUEnforcementDec 2025DocumentHigh if you run user-to-user with users in the EU, if a regulator has designated it.
HighMajor and certainIn force
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