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<p>As the Government has transposed all relevant legislation, there will not be any
gaps in online harms protection at the end of the transition period. The government
is also working at pace to deliver online harms legislation next year, which will
introduce comprehensive protections for young people.</p><p>The Government transposed
the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive into domestic law on the 30th September
and the Regulations came into force on the 1st of November 2020. UK-established video
sharing platforms are required to take appropriate measures to protect minors from
content which may impair their physical, mental or moral development, and all users
from illegal content.</p><p>The AVMS Directive aligns well with the Government’s plans
to tackle online harms, in particular in its requirements on UK-established video
sharing platforms to have systems in place to protect users, especially minors. It
should be noted that the video sharing platform regime will be repealed and will be
superseded by the online harms regulatory framework, once it comes into force.</p><p>The
Government is firmly committed to making the UK the safest place to be online and
is working at pace to introduce this legislation. We will publish the Full Government
Response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation later this year, which will
contain more detailed proposals on online harms regulation and will be released alongside
interim voluntary codes on tackling online terrorist and child sexual exploitation
and abuse content and activity. This will be followed by legislation, which will be
ready next year.</p><p> </p>
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