Information Wrongs

Handley Gill’s specialist online safety consultants analyse the fine imposed on the provider of OnlyFans, its second fine against a video sharing platform provider for failure to comply with an information notice issued under Part 4B Communications Act 2003, the precursor to the Online Safety Act 2023 regulating video sharing platforms, examining common themes in Ofcom’s approach to enforcement having regard to its earlier fine on TikTok and, considering the implications for entities subject to the Online Safety Act 2023.

Child Development

Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants summarise and comment on the efficacy of the Information Commissioner’s strategy to enforce its Age Appropriate Design Code aka the Children’s Code, the likely targets of future enforcement activity and, the impact of regulatory co-operation with Ofcom.

Nicola Cain21 March 2025Data Protection, PERSONAL DATA, UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Section 123 Data Protection Act 2018, Age Appropriate Design Code, Children's Code, Children's Code Strategy, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, ICO, Children's Data, Children's Personal Data, Online Safety, Online Harms, UNCRC, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Geolocation, Privacy by Design, Profiling, Targeted Advertising, Personalised Advertising, Behavioural Advertising, Recommendation Algorithms, Recommendation Systems, VSPs, VIDEO SHARING PLATFORMS, Social Media, Age Assurance, Age Verification, Consent, Lawful Basis for Processing, Children's Access Assessment, AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI Regulation, Generative AI, Generative Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI & Data ProtectionComment

VIG (Very Important Guidance) for VSPs

Ofcom publishes guidance for UK video sharing platforms (VSPs) on their obligations to protect users from harmful content.

Nicola Cain6 October 2021BREXIT, VSPs, VIDEO SHARING PLATFORMS, VSP FRAMEWORK, OFCOM, CONTENT REGULATION, ONLINE HARMS, ONLINE SAFETY, ONLINE SAFETY BILL, TECH REGULATION, TECHNOLOGY REGULATION, PLATFORM REGULATION, AUDIO VISUAL MEDIA SERVICES, AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA SERVICES, AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA SERVICES DIRECTIVE, AVMS, AVMSD, COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003, UGC, USER GENERATED CONTENT, CHILDREN, CSAM, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL, TERRORISM, RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, TERRORIST CONTENT, RACIST CONTENT, XENOPHOBIC CONTENT, BBFC, BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION, BBFC CLASSIFICATION GUIDELINES, R18 CONTENT, INCITEMENT OF VIOLENCE, INCITEMENT OF HATRED, PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS, RESTRICTED MATERIAL, RELEVANT HARMFUL MATERIAL, INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION, NATIONAL CENTRE FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN, NCMEC, THORN, TECH AGAINST TERRORISM, GLOBAL INTERNET FORUM TO COUNTER TERRORISM, Age Verification, Age Assurance, Advertising, Advertising Restrictions, Parental Control, Content RegulationComment

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