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If you manage an online platform that allows user generated content, these 7 steps will help you keep your business and your users safe.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harms if your online platform allows people to search user generated content.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to create anonymous or multiple accounts.
A research paper from OFCOM
Information and guidance on a range of medical devices for users and patients.
Understand how preventative design measures can reduce the risk of harms happening on your online platform.
Check if a qualification is regulated and what level it is on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF)
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harms if your online platform makes users’ account details and activity visible to others.
Search a list of regulated professions to find out what qualifications or experience they require. Find contact details for regulators of those professions.
Check if someone selling medicines online in Northern Ireland is allowed to do so by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
New rules to crack down on illegal ads, influencer scams and protect children online
UK customers may not be able to access their online content services when they visit the EU.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
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