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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.
Check if you need to tell HMRC if you’re in the UK and run a digital platform that lets users sell goods or services.
Understand how preventative design measures can reduce the risk of harms happening on your online platform.
Details you need to give to digital platforms when selling goods or services in the UK.
Who needs to register to report as a digital platform operator, and what you must do before you register.
Use a reference architecture to develop a public sector organisation’s technology and how it shares data across government.
Use this service to add platform operators, add report notifications, and submit reports to HMRC about sellers using your digital platform.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to interact, and to share text and other content.
Find out what online harms are, how to manage them, and where to report them if they occur.
How to choose data tools and infrastructure that are flexible, scalable, sustainable and secure.
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