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The UK regulator OFCOM yesterday announced a set of regulations which will come into effect on 17th March 2025

Time for tech firms to act: UK online safety regulation comes into force ​

People in the UK will be better protected from illegal harms online, as tech firms are now legally required to start taking action to tackle criminal activity on their platforms, and make them safer by design.

www.ofcom.org.uk

These have broad implications for all forums which "have links to the UK" - including those which accept UK users.

I've not yet had the chance to read all the guidance, as theer are thousands of pages of it in multiple volumes. From...

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