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Navigating the UK’s Online Safety Act: Implications for Global Digital Services

The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act (OSA or the Act), which received Royal Assent in October 2023, establishes a new statutory framework to address harmful online content, protect children, and promote accountability among...more

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ICO Publishes 2024 - 2025 Annual Report

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On July 16 2025, the ICO published its annual report and financial statements for the period from April 1 2024 to March 31 2025 (the Report)....more

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Client Alert: New GDPR Investigations into the Use of Children’s Data

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The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has recently announced investigations into three companies in connection with the use of children’s personal information. In a statement on...more

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UK Online Safety Act: New Obligations for Digital Service Providers Targeting the UK

The UK’s Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) is a comprehensive piece of legislation designed to regulate social media companies and search services and to increase protections for individuals online. It draws comparisons to the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard Mullin’s 2024 Eye on Privacy Year in Review

It is hard to believe that another year is upon us! As we have done in years past (including 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018), we have created a comprehensive resource of all our www.eyeonprivacy.com posts from 2024. As...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

UK and US Issue Joint Statement on Children’s Privacy

The United Kingdom and the United States released a joint statement last month outlining plans focused on children’s online privacy. As indicated in the statement, they intend to engage national institutions and other...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Regulators in Europe Signal Increased Scrutiny of Online Platforms

In recent months, politicians and regulators across a number of jurisdictions have called on operators of online platforms to take seriously their legal obligations to promote a safe online environment. The safety of children...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Regulators On Both Sides of the Pond Seek Input on Children’s Privacy

The New York Attorney General’s office and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office were busy last month when it came to children’s privacy. Both sought input from the public about regulating children’s online privacy,...more

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UK Online Safety Act 2023

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The Online Safety Act (the OSA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is now in force. The OSA establishes an extensive regulatory framework for providers of online user-to-user services and search services with...more

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UK Online Safety Act: What Does It Mean for Your Business?

The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Bill has recently received royal assent and become law as the Online Safety Act (OSA)....more

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UK Law May Create ‘Duty of Care’ for Social Media Companies

The UK is reportedly considering legislation that would impose a ‘duty of care’ on social media companies to regulate harmful content on their platforms. This push for an online safety bill was triggered by the high-profile...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ireland Fines Instagram €405 Million for Children’s Data Violations

Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner will reportedly fine Instagram for its handling of children’s data. According to an investigation that began in 2020, Instagram published emails and phone numbers for children ages 13 to 17...more

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SMO v TikTok – Another UK Representative Action Survives, For Now

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A UK High Court decision of 8 March 2022 in the case of SMO v TikTok, Inc. and Others has attracted attention in the wake of the UK Supreme Court’s decision last year in Lloyd v Google. The Supreme Court’s decision put the...more

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What the New Amendments to the Draft Online Safety Bill Will Mean for Companies Around the World

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The stated aim of the draft UK Online Safety Bill (the Bill) is to make the UK "the safest place in the world to go online, and the best place to start and grow a digital business”. It has been described as a landmark piece...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

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New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

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