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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Connecticut requires provenance data on AI content now, and chatbot safeguards from 2027
Future of Privacy ForumUSEffective date1 Oct 2026BuildCritical if you run generative AI and user-to-user with users in the US, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certain78 days. Companion chatbot duties applyThe EU AI Act's transparency obligations become applicable
CooleyEUEffective date2 Aug 2026BuildCritical if you run generative AI with users in the EU, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certain48 days. Marking deadline for generative systems already on the marketThe EU bans AI systems that generate non-consensual intimate images or CSAM from 2 Dec 2026
Addleshaw GoddardEUDeadline24 Jul 2026BuildCritical if you run generative AI and adult content with users in the EU, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certain48 days. Ban on nudifier and CSAM-generating AI systems appliesSupplying a nudification tool is now a crime in the UK
legislation.gov.ukUKEffective date29 Jun 2026BuildCritical if you run generative AI, hosting and infrastructure and app store and other consumer services with users in the UK, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certainIn forceThe Federal Trade Commission begins enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act
Federal Trade CommissionUSEffective date19 May 2026BuildCritical if you run user-to-user, marketplace and messaging and other consumer services with users in the US, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certainIn forceUtah's App Store Accountability Act takes effect
Frankfurt KurnitUSEffective dateMay 2026BuildCritical if you run app store, user-to-user and marketplace and other consumer services with users in the US, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certainIn forceThe Commission recommends an EU-wide framework for age verification
CovingtonEUGuidance29 Apr 2026BuildCritical if you run user-to-user, marketplace and search and other consumer services with users in the EU, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certain77 days. Member States urged to have age verification availableWashington's companion chatbot law takes effect in January 2027, with a private right to sue
Hunton Andrews KurthUSDeadline24 Mar 2026BuildCritical if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certain78 days. HB 2225 takes effectAustralia opens compliance investigations into five platforms over the under-16 rules
eSafety CommissionerAustraliaEnforcementMar 2026BuildCritical if you run user-to-user with users in Australia, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certainIn forceOfcom fines 4chan 520,000 pounds across three separate duties
OfcomUKEnforcement19 Mar 2026BuildCritical if you run user-to-user with users in the UK, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certainIn forceAustralian AI companions must check age before sexual, violent or self-harm content
eSafety CommissionerAustraliaEffective date9 Mar 2026BuildCritical if you run generative AI, user-to-user and messaging and other consumer services with users in Australia, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certainIn forceThe Commission issues findings against four adult content platforms over safeguards for minors
CovingtonEUEnforcementMar 2026BuildCritical if you run adult content with users in the EU, if a regulator has designated it.
CriticalSevere and certainIn forceOfcom fines two adult platforms over age assurance, with a daily penalty attached
InforrmUKEnforcementFeb 2026BuildCritical if you run adult content with users in the UK, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certainIn forceThe Texas App Store Accountability Act takes effect
Morrison FoersterUSEffective date1 Jan 2026BuildCritical if you run app store, user-to-user and marketplace and other consumer services with users in the US, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certainIn forceOregon's AI companion law takes effect in January 2027, and users can sue for $1,000 per violation
Oregon State LegislatureUSDeadlineMar 2026BuildCritical if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certain78 days. SB 1546 takes effectRhode Island requires AI companions to remind users every three hours and report self-harm referrals
Rhode Island General AssemblyUSDeadlineJun 2026BuildCritical if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
CriticalSevere and certain78 days. Act takes effect; first report to the Attorney General due 1 Jul 2027
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