| answer text |
<p>The Online Safety Act gives online user-to-user and search providers new duties
to tackle illegal user content and activity and keep children on their services safe.
Ofcom is the regulator for this regime. It will set out the steps providers can take
to fulfil these duties in codes of practice, which must be approved by Parliament
before they can take effect.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is clear that services on the ‘dark
web’ are in scope of the Act. For example, it set this out in its recent consultation
on its proposals for how providers should approach their illegal content duties.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Ofcom are working
closely together on the implementation of the Online Safety Act.</p>
|
 |
