Claire Wiseman

2 months ago | lexology.com | Hayley Brady |James Balfour |Rachel Kane |Claire Wiseman |Kwok Tang |Rachel Holland | +2 more

There is an international consensus underscoring the urgencies around online safety, prompting an influx of legislative policy and activity to satisfy regulator and government concerns. The status and approach to regulation differs between jurisdictions, in part due to the regulatory balancing act between combating online harms, without impeding freedom of speech, innovation or investment in new technologies.

Jan 13, 2025 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Hayley Brady |Claire Wiseman |Rachel Kane |Sara Lee

Update: Following the prorogation of Parliament on 24 May 2024, the Criminal Justice Bill (including the proposal to create a new offence for making sexually explicit deepfakes) will not be progressing further in its passage through Parliament. However, the existing offence for sharing such deepfakes, introduced by the Online Safety Act 2023, has been and remains in force since 31 January 2024.

Dec 16, 2024 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Kwok Tang |Mark Smyth |Hayley Brady |Claire Wiseman

Kwok Tang Partner, Sydney Kwok Tang Mark Smyth Partner, Sydney Mark Smyth Hayley Brady Partner, Head of Media and Digital, UK, London Hayley Brady Claire Wiseman Professional Support Lawyer, London Claire Wiseman Kyriakos Fountoukakos Managing Partner, Competition Regulation and Trade, Brussels Kyriakos Fountoukakos Peggy Chow Of Counsel, Singapore Peggy Chow

Nov 22, 2024 | pymnts.com | Claire Wiseman

By: Claire Wiseman & James Balfour (Herbert Smith Freehills)As part of Ofcom’s phased approach and roadmap for implementing the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), Phase 1 prioritizes duties related to illegal content and associated harms. In this second installment of our ‘Your Questions Answered’ series on the OSA, we explore:how the OSA defines illegal content;the key duties under the OSA regarding illegal content; andhow these duties differ based on the size and risk profile of regulated providers.

Oct 23, 2024 | lexology.com | Claire Wiseman |James Balfour

As part of Ofcom's phased approach and accompanying roadmap to implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), the duties relating to illegal content and associated harms are being prioritised as part of Phase 1. In this second chapter of our 'Your questions answered' series relating to the OSA we take a look at:how the OSA defines illegal content;the key OSA duties relating to illegal content; andhow these duties vary depending on the size and risk-profile of the regulated provider.