David Banisar
@dbanisar@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

For those of you interested in using #transparency to promote oversight and accountability in online safety, @Ofcom has announced they are releasing their report on researcher access and transparency reporting guidance in July! Looking forward to see how they plan to synch with DSA.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/cy/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/online-safety-additional-safety-measures

Over the remainder of this year, our key milestones include: • Industry fees. On Thursday 26th June, we published our Online Safety fees and penalties statement. • Report on Researcher Access. The Act requires us to publish a report, considering how independent researchers can access information from regulated online services to conduct research into online safety matters. We will publish this in July 2025, following our consultation published at the end of 2024. Our report will assess the current status of researcher access, issues constraining access and the extent to which greater access might be achieved for independent researchers studying online safety issues. • Categorisation and additional duties on categorised services. We have been working towards publication of the register of categorised services in summer 2025. The secondary legislation laid by the Government which sets the thresholds that will determine which services are categorised is currently subject to legal challenge. We will monitor this closely, provide an update when we know more about any potential impact of this challenge on our work, and publish the register as soon as possible thereafter. In the meantime, we will publish the final version of our transparency reporting guidance in July 2025, having consulted on this guidance in 2024.
Over the remainder of this year, our key milestones include: • Industry fees. On Thursday 26th June, we published our Online Safety fees and penalties statement. • Report on Researcher Access. The Act requires us to publish a report, considering how independent researchers can access information from regulated online services to conduct research into online safety matters. We will publish this in July 2025, following our consultation published at the end of 2024. Our report will assess the current status of researcher access, issues constraining access and the extent to which greater access might be achieved for independent researchers studying online safety issues. • Categorisation and additional duties on categorised services. We have been working towards publication of the register of categorised services in summer 2025. The secondary legislation laid by the Government which sets the thresholds that will determine which services are categorised is currently subject to legal challenge. We will monitor this closely, provide an update when we know more about any potential impact of this challenge on our work, and publish the register as soon as possible thereafter. In the meantime, we will publish the final version of our transparency reporting guidance in July 2025, having consulted on this guidance in 2024.
Over the remainder of this year, our key milestones include: • Industry fees. On Thursday 26th June, we published our Online Safety fees and penalties statement. • Report on Researcher Access. The Act requires us to publish a report, considering how independent researchers can access information from regulated online services to conduct research into online safety matters. We will publish this in July 2025, following our consultation published at the end of 2024. Our report will assess the current status of researcher access, issues constraining access and the extent to which greater access might be achieved for independent researchers studying online safety issues. • Categorisation and additional duties on categorised services. We have been working towards publication of the register of categorised services in summer 2025. The secondary legislation laid by the Government which sets the thresholds that will determine which services are categorised is currently subject to legal challenge. We will monitor this closely, provide an update when we know more about any potential impact of this challenge on our work, and publish the register as soon as possible thereafter. In the meantime, we will publish the final version of our transparency reporting guidance in July 2025, having consulted on this guidance in 2024.