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This guide is to help you and your business understand how to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on your platform.
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
The Competition and Market Authority (CMA)'s work aims to tackle potentially harmful online selling practices.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to live stream, or view live streams by others.
Find out what online harms are, how to manage them, and where to report them if they occur.
Guidance for defence personnel on the use of social media
New online form for applications.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to create anonymous or multiple accounts.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to interact, and to share text and other content.
How online marketplaces will deal with VAT for goods from overseas that are sold to customers in the UK.
Information to support your recovery after COVID-19.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harms if your online platform makes users’ account details and activity visible to others.
Advice on how to stay secure online from the UK's National Cyber Security Centre.
UK customers may not be able to access their online content services when they visit the EU.
How to apply for British citizenship if you're stateless - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application
Many libraries offer free internet access - book internet access at your local council library
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harms if your online platform allows people to search user generated content.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)
Understand how preventative design measures can reduce the risk of harms happening on your online platform.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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