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<p>The Online Safety Act (OSA) gives online user-to-user services and search service
providers new safety duties. They will need to take steps to tackle illegal content
and protect children. The major social media platforms – known as ‘Category 1 services’
in the Act – will also be required to take steps to enforce their terms of service
and offer user empowerment tools. As the regulator for the OSA, Ofcom will set out
steps providers can take for their different duties in codes of practice and guidance.
This will include steps for content which disproportionately affects women and girls.</p><p>
</p><p>Ofcom will also produce guidance summarising all the measures it has recommended
in its different codes of practice and guidance that will protect women and girls.
This guidance will ensure it is easy for platforms to implement holistic and effective
protections for women and girls, across their various OSA duties.</p>
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