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Description
Navigating the Online Safety Act: A Practical Guide is an in-depth guide to the Online Safety Act 2023 (the OSA), and the requirement for platforms to introduce extensive measures in relation to certain types of online content.
The book covers a wide range of issues, including:
- The context that led to the enactment of the OSA
- Pre-OSA positions regarding platform liability, and changes implemented by the OSA, in particular the onus placed on platforms to take proactive steps regarding certain types of content
- The services affected by the OSA, such as user-to-user services and search services
- Key obligations to which platforms are subject and how these are likely to apply in practice
- The role of Ofcom as the principal regulator of the OSA, including key elements of the Codes of Practice and guidance it has issued
- The consequences of non-compliance and details of the new criminal offences created by the OSA
- The way in which the OSA seeks to achieve a balance between protecting people online and preserving rights to freedom of expression
- Discussion of where the OSA may have missed opportunities to protect people online, and the overall outlook in relation to online harms
The book also considers areas of concern not covered by the OSA, such as mis- and dis-information and in addition discusses the OSA's interaction with technological developments such as generative AI.
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Cyber Law online service.
Accessibility Information
Additional accessibility information
- EPUB 3.0
- Conforms with the requirements of EPUB Accessibility Spec v1.1
- WCAG level AA
- WCAG v2.2 compliant
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Hazards
The publication contains no hazards
Support for non-visual reading
- No accessibility features offered by the reading system, device or reading software are disabled or otherwise unusable with the product
- Has alternative text descriptions for images
Visual adjustments
Appearance of the text and page layout can be modified according to the capabilities of the reading system (font family and size, spaces, as well as color of background and text)
Navigation
- Page list to go to pages from the print source version
- Elements such as headings, tables, etc for structured navigation
- All or substantially all textual matter is arranged in a single logical reading order
- Content is enhanced with ARIA roles to optimize organization and facilitate navigation
- Purposes of all links are made clear
Rich content
Language tagging provided
Table of Contents
2. Placing the OSA in Context – The Pre-Act Regime
3. Services Regulated by the OSA – The Categories
4. The Key Duties
5. The OSA's Role in Protecting Children
6. How the OSA Seeks to Protect Free Speech
7.The New Criminal Offences Under the OSA
8. Ofcom's Role – Powers and Enforcement
9. A Missed Opportunity – Gaps in the OSA
10. Conclusion
Product details
| Published | 05 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 176 |
| ISBN | 9781526534019 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Professional |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |