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Section 6 Overview of Part 3I1

United Kingdom

(1)

This Part imposes duties of care on providers of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services and requires OFCOM to issue codes of practice relating to some of those duties.

(2)

Chapter 2 imposes duties of care on providers of regulated user-to-user services in relation to content and activity on their services.

(3)

Chapter 3 imposes duties of care on providers of regulated search services in relation to content and activity on their services.

(4)

Chapter 4 imposes duties on providers of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services to assess whether a service is likely to be accessed by children.

(5)

Chapter 5 imposes duties on providers of certain regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services relating to fraudulent advertising.

(6)

Chapter 6 requires OFCOM to issue codes of practice relating to particular duties and explains what effects the codes of practice have.

(7)

Chapter 7 is about the interpretation of this Part, and it includes definitions of the following key terms—

  • “content that is harmful to children”, “primary priority content that is harmful to children” and “priority content that is harmful to children” (see sections 60 to 62);

  • “illegal content”, “priority offence”, “terrorism content”, “CSEA content” and “priority illegal content” (see section 59);

  • “search content” (see section 57).

Annotations

Commencement

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S. 6 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(b)