How is Ofcom implementing the Online Safety Act? Committee hears from Ofcom leadership
The Communications and Digital Committee takes evidence from Ofcom on the regulator’s implementation of the Online Safety Act.
Meeting details
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Work
Ofcom leadership (Regular evidence sessions)
Chief Executive Officer at Ofcom
Director for Online Safety Strategy Delivery at Ofcom
Background
The committee questions Ofcom Chief Executive Officer Dame Melanie Dawes and Director for Online Safety Strategy Mark Bunting about the impact of its ‘year of action’ on online safety; how it will ensure it keeps up with the latest online harms and technologies; and the effectiveness of its three-year media literacy strategy.
Possible areas for discussion
Possible areas for discussion with witnesses include:
- the impact of the online safety duties that have come into effect so far;
- how Ofcom will keep pace with new online harms and technologies as these develop;
- the additional safety measures that Ofcom is currently consulting on; and
- how Ofcom is working to ensure its media literacy work has meaningful impact.