Guidance and regulation

Information on the risks end-to-end encryption poses to children if it is implemented on social media messaging platforms without robust safety measures.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 20 September 2023

Help your children to understand what the risks associated with using social media are.

• From: UK Council for Internet Safety
• Updated: 29 February 2016

Amendments made to the Online Safety Bill ahead of report stage at the House of Lords.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Updated: 30 June 2023

Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to create anonymous or multiple accounts.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 29 June 2021

Understand how preventative design measures can reduce the risk of harms happening on your online platform.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 29 June 2021

A framework for deeper UK-Japan collaboration across digital infrastructure and technologies, data, digital regulation and digital transformation.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Updated: 18 January 2024

Advice and guidance to help parents and carers to keep children safe online.

• From: Department for Education and 3 others
• Updated: 22 February 2021

Learn about your responsibilities if you own or manage an online platform or service.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 29 June 2021

We've announced new rules for tech firms around online harms — below are answers to questions surrounding the Full Government Response.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 2 others
• Updated: 15 December 2020

If you manage an online platform that allows user generated content, these 7 steps will help you keep your business and your users safe.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 29 June 2021

A best practice guide for supporting young people’s online safety and experiences

• From: UK Council for Internet Safety
• Updated: 10 March 2022

Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to live stream, or view live streams by others.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 29 June 2021

Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to interact, and to share text and other content.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 29 June 2021

The government has made a number of amendments affecting the illegal content duties at clauses 8 and 9 of the Online Safety Bill.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 23 August 2022

Advice and guidance on how to protect yourself and your business from fraud and cyber crime.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 27 April 2020

The Media Literacy Programme Fund awards grant funding to organisations undertaking media literacy activity that tackles the media literacy challenges in the Online Media Literacy Strategy.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 3 August 2022

Steps internet infrastructure providers can take to prevent child sexual abuse and terrorism.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 15 February 2024

DCMS is launching the Media Literacy Taskforce Fund to award grant funding to projects piloting new methods of delivering media literacy interventions to ‘hard to reach’ citizens.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 12 August 2022

Guidelines and best practice for the trusted flagger relationship between helplines and online service providers.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Updated: 11 April 2023

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the UK and Australia in February 2024 to enhance cooperation in online safety and security.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Updated: 20 February 2024