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Civil Fraud Case Update: Q1 2026
Mary Young
20 April 2026
The Southport Inquiry recommends extending powers under the Online Safety Act to compel social media companies to provide information
The report on Phase 1 of the Southport Inquiry into the murder of three young girls and injury of 10 others during an attack on a children’s dance club was published on 13 April 2026. The Inquiry has examined the perpetrator’s online activity in the lead up to the attack which demonstrates that he had accessed and viewed a variety of violent content, including through using computer systems at his school.
28 July 2025
New Child Safety Duties Under the Online Safety Act: What Online Platforms Must Know
As of 25 July 2025, new child safety duties under the Online Safety Act have come into force, requiring online platforms to implement robust safety measures to prevent children from accessing illegal or harmful content. The consequences for non-compliance are significant, making it essential for online providers to understand their new obligations.
15 April 2025
Ofcom’s new draft guidance for ‘a safer life online for women and girls’ as part of its OSA consultation process
The Office of Communications, commonly known as ‘Ofcom’ (the regulator for communication services) is calling on tech firms to make ‘the online world safer for women and girls’.
10 February 2025
The implementation of the Online Safety Act: understanding Ofcom’s new requirements
Following the enactment of the Online Safety Act (“OSA”) in October 2023, Ofcom has prepared a multi-stage plan for its implementation. Under this legislation, online service providers are subject to a number of new obligations, and Ofcom has a duty to ensure compliance with these requirements.
25 June 2024
Tackling the regulation of sexually explicit deepfakes
Artificial intelligence, and its use on social media, is making it continuously harder to distinguish between real and fake information online. Although fact checking is often required when considering written or spoken words, with the advent of so-called “deepfakes”, we now also need to fact check some of the images or videos we see online.
