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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Recent insights and latest developments

3 กุมภาพันธ์ 2026

UK online safety in the spotlight: enforcement, expansion, and the importance of proportionality

20 สิงหาคม 2025

High Court dismisses Wikimedia’s challenge to Online Safety Act thresholds—but leaves the door open for future challenges

19 มิถุนายน 2025

New regulation strengthens online safety for children

20 กุมภาพันธ์ 2025

Forecasting disputes under the Online Safety Act: what can we learn from proceedings under the Digital Services Act to date?

12 กุมภาพันธ์ 2025

A tricky balance – protecting fundamental rights in the Online Safety arena

16 ธันวาคม 2024

Online Safety Act: Ofcom publishes Illegal Harms Codes of Practice

3 ธันวาคม 2024

Online Safety: Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Bill

23 ตุลาคม 2024

The UK Online Safety Act: Your questions answered

19 มิถุนายน 2024

Child safety online: Key considerations and how to make your views heard

7 มิถุนายน 2024

Facing the Facade – Legal challenges in the age of deepfakes (Australia)

21 พฤษภาคม 2024

Criminalising deepfakes – the UK's new offences following the Online Safety Act

25 มีนาคม 2024

EU/UK Enforcement of intellectual property rights across online platforms

12 ธันวาคม 2023

Update on proposed significant reforms to Australian online safety regulation

26 ตุลาคม 2023

Online Safety Act Becomes Law: What can organisations do now to prepare?


UK insights

3 กุมภาพันธ์ 2026

UK online safety in the spotlight: enforcement, expansion, and the importance of proportionality

20 สิงหาคม 2025

High Court dismisses Wikimedia’s challenge to Online Safety Act thresholds—but leaves the door open for future challenges

21 ตุลาคม 2024

Ofcom publishes update regarding Online Safety Act implementation

19 มิถุนายน 2024

Child safety online: Key considerations and how to make your views heard

25 มีนาคม 2024

Enforcement of intellectual property rights across online platforms

21 กุมภาพันธ์ 2024

The Online Safety Act: Your questions answered

26 ตุลาคม 2023

Online Safety Act Becomes Law: What can organisations do now to prepare?

26 ตุลาคม 2023

Online Safety Act: Timeline

30 สิงหาคม 2023

Competition in Digital Markets (Lexology GTDT Fourth Edition)

27 มิถุนายน 2023

Online Safety Act: Ofcom clarifies expected implementation timeline

27 เมษายน 2023

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill introduced before Parliament

18 เมษายน 2023

Online Safety Bill: Next House of Lords stage starts tomorrow as Ofcom issues risk assessment guidance

28 กุมภาพันธ์ 2023

The Online Safety Bill: A recap of recent changes and their likely impact

28 กุมภาพันธ์ 2023

The Online Safety Bill: Crystal ball gazing for the road ahead – what can we expect?

14 กรกฎาคม 2022

Future unclear for Online Safety Bill in fall out from Boris Johnson’s resignation

14 กรกฎาคม 2022

CMA and Ofcom joint statement on competition in digital markets

10 พฤษภาคม 2022

UK Government publishes its proposals for a new pro-competition regime for digital markets

25 มีนาคม 2022

Digital Regulation Timeline - OFCOM publishes plan of work 2022/23

18 มีนาคม 2022

Online Safety Bill formally introduced to Parliament

11 มีนาคม 2022

Online Safety Bill updates: duty to prevent scam adverts and Online Advertising consultation

3 กุมภาพันธ์ 2022

Joint Committee calls for major changes to the Online Safety Bill to effectively regulate the ‘land of the lawless’

24 มกราคม 2022

Ofcom Guidance for Video Sharing Platform Providers

29 มิถุนายน 2021

UK Government publishes practical online safety guidance for businesses

14 พฤษภาคม 2021

New era for UK Online Regulation: Long awaited UK Online Safety Bill published

9 เมษายน 2019

The end of “self-regulation”: UK to introduce world first statutory duty of care to combat harmful online content



Australian online safety series

A spotlight on Australian regulation, specifically addressing online safety

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US insights

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