Australian online safety series
A spotlight on Australian regulation, specifically addressing online safety
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Providing a comprehensive global perspective on online safety regulations.
This series breaks down the key elements that businesses in and around technology must grasp to successfully navigate its complexities.
Trust at risk: Who's accountable for the online safety gap?
In the first of our series exploring the rapidly evolving rules governing technology, we explore who is accountable for the online safety gap
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Online safety: A global regulatory overview
This overview simplifies online safety in a fragmented global regulatory landscape
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3 Februar 2026
UK online safety in the spotlight: enforcement, expansion, and the importance of proportionality
20 August 2025
High Court dismisses Wikimedia’s challenge to Online Safety Act thresholds—but leaves the door open for future challenges
19 Juni 2025
New regulation strengthens online safety for children
20 Februar 2025
Forecasting disputes under the Online Safety Act: what can we learn from proceedings under the Digital Services Act to date?
12 Februar 2025
A tricky balance – protecting fundamental rights in the Online Safety arena
16 Dezember 2024
Online Safety Act: Ofcom publishes Illegal Harms Codes of Practice
3 Dezember 2024
Online Safety: Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Bill
23 Oktober 2024
The UK Online Safety Act: Your questions answered
19 Juni 2024
Child safety online: Key considerations and how to make your views heard
7 Juni 2024
Facing the Facade – Legal challenges in the age of deepfakes (Australia)
21 Mai 2024
Criminalising deepfakes – the UK's new offences following the Online Safety Act
25 März 2024
EU/UK Enforcement of intellectual property rights across online platforms
12 Dezember 2023
Update on proposed significant reforms to Australian online safety regulation
26 Oktober 2023
Online Safety Act Becomes Law: What can organisations do now to prepare?
UK insights
3 Februar 2026
UK online safety in the spotlight: enforcement, expansion, and the importance of proportionality
20 August 2025
High Court dismisses Wikimedia’s challenge to Online Safety Act thresholds—but leaves the door open for future challenges
21 Oktober 2024
Ofcom publishes update regarding Online Safety Act implementation
19 Juni 2024
Child safety online: Key considerations and how to make your views heard
25 März 2024
Enforcement of intellectual property rights across online platforms
21 Februar 2024
The Online Safety Act: Your questions answered
26 Oktober 2023
Online Safety Act Becomes Law: What can organisations do now to prepare?
26 Oktober 2023
Online Safety Act: Timeline
30 August 2023
Competition in Digital Markets (Lexology GTDT Fourth Edition)
27 Juni 2023
Online Safety Act: Ofcom clarifies expected implementation timeline
27 April 2023
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill introduced before Parliament
18 April 2023
Online Safety Bill: Next House of Lords stage starts tomorrow as Ofcom issues risk assessment guidance
28 Februar 2023
The Online Safety Bill: A recap of recent changes and their likely impact
28 Februar 2023
The Online Safety Bill: Crystal ball gazing for the road ahead – what can we expect?
14 Juli 2022
Future unclear for Online Safety Bill in fall out from Boris Johnson’s resignation
14 Juli 2022
CMA and Ofcom joint statement on competition in digital markets
10 Mai 2022
UK Government publishes its proposals for a new pro-competition regime for digital markets
25 März 2022
Digital Regulation Timeline - OFCOM publishes plan of work 2022/23
18 März 2022
Online Safety Bill formally introduced to Parliament
11 März 2022
Online Safety Bill updates: duty to prevent scam adverts and Online Advertising consultation
3 Februar 2022
Joint Committee calls for major changes to the Online Safety Bill to effectively regulate the ‘land of the lawless’
24 Januar 2022
Ofcom Guidance for Video Sharing Platform Providers
29 Juni 2021
UK Government publishes practical online safety guidance for businesses
14 Mai 2021
New era for UK Online Regulation: Long awaited UK Online Safety Bill published
9 April 2019
The end of “self-regulation”: UK to introduce world first statutory duty of care to combat harmful online content
EU insights
25 März 2024
Enforcement of intellectual property rights across online platforms
30 August 2023
Competition in Digital Markets (Lexology GTDT Fourth Edition)
4 Juli 2023
EU Digital Markets Act update: potential gatekeepers submit notifications
4 Mai 2023
Digital Markets Act Update: Implementing act, timelines, workshops and institutional changes
16 November 2022
EU Digital Services Act comes into force today
27 Oktober 2022
Digital Markets Act soon to enter into force - overview of key provisions
26 Oktober 2023
The Digital Services Act: Europe’s new framework for online regulation to come into force next month
31 März 2022
European Commission to revise Code of Practice against Disinformation
25 März 2022
EU legislators reach agreement on Digital Markets Act
10 März 2021
A new era for online regulation: Live panel session on the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act
15 Dezember 2020
The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act: A new era for online regulation within Europe
Australia insights
12 September 2025
New online safety codes require age verification for explicit content
3 Dezember 2024
Online Safety: Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Bill
7 Juni 2024
Facing the Facade – Legal challenges in the age of deepfakes (Australia)
13 März 2024
Generative AI: A bilateral online safety focus for Australia and the UK
12 Dezember 2023
Update on proposed significant reforms to Australian online safety regulation
22 September 2023
Age Verification Roadmap – key updates on the regulation of online safety and age verification
15 August 2023
Online safety in the dawn of immersive technologies and the metaverse
13 Juni 2023
The age-old question of age verification – what you need to know
6 Juni 2023
Social media and online safety: Australian Regulation spotlight
US insights
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Kwok Tang
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Mark Smyth
Partner, Sydney
Hayley Brady
Partner, London and Africa Group
Justina Zhang
Partner, Kewei, Mainland China and Beijing
Dr Morris Schonberg
Partner, Brussels and London
Lode Van Den Hende
Consultant, Brussels and London
Kyriakos Fountoukakos
Managing Partner, Competition/Antitrust, Regulation and Trade, Brussels
Michelle Virgiany
Director, Prolegis LLC, Singapore