The Online Safety Act 2023 is a UK law aimed at safeguarding both children and adults on the internet. It is built to safeguard messaging and social media apps as well as search engines to ensure safety for its users, imposing additional responsibilities on these companies. That means they are required to establish policies and procedures to minimize the risks of their services being used for illegal activities.
Under the Act, platforms must be clear about what harmful content they allow and give users more say in what they see. Companies are required to remove illegal content once it is identified. Additionally, service providers must stop children from seeing age-inappropriate content and offer easy ways for parents to report such safety issues.