Online safety will dominate intray of new Ofcom boss Ian Cheshire
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldMuch is expected of Online Safety Act and less from free speech advocates leaving new boss in difficult place
Ian Cheshire’s Ofcom intray is big. It is available online under the regulator’s plan for 2026/27 and covers an array of industries: telecoms; broadband; the postal service; media and the online world.
It is the latter that it going to dominate his tenure. Ofcom oversees the Online Safety Act, the legislation that regulates social media in the UK. Much is expected of the act from internet safety campaigners, and a bit less from freedom of speech advocates, which leaves Cheshire in a difficult place.
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