Anna-Sophie Harling

Director of Kids Web Services at Epic Games

[Tim Sweeney @TimSweeneyEpic]

Vendors like Epic's Kids Web Services help developers achieve compliance with as minimally invasive verification practices as possible. But the market is also filled with shady surveillance-oriented firms and novice app developers doing it themselves.

https://t.co/o2vfeZijCT

[Tim Sweeney @TimSweeneyEpic]

we back fam

[Epic Games Newsroom @EpicNewsroom]

Today the Epic Games Store is available for download on iPhones in the European Union and on Android devices worldwide. 📲 We’re launching on iOS devices in the European Union thanks to the Digital Markets Act, but Apple is still blocking all other iOS users outside of Europe from accessing Fortnite and Epic Games Store for iOS. https://t.co/ksVAmFE1Lw

[Ofcom @Ofcom]

Ofcom study reveals video sharing platform users need advanced reading skills to understand their terms and conditions.

Ts&Cs for sites like Twitch, Snap and OnlyFans include safety information but can be complex, some taking over an hour to read.

More:https://t.co/WQgSykTtm9

[Anna-Sophie Harling @asharling]

In particular, we are seeking input on how companies measure user numbers on the user-to-user parts of their services. We recognize that what counts as a user might be different for different services. That's why we’re engaging openly with industry now to ensure we get it right.

[Anna-Sophie Harling @asharling]

NEW: @Ofcom is seeking evidence from online platforms to help inform the categorization process under the future Online Safety regime 📢

Category 1, 2A, and 2B services will have additional duties, including transparency reporting.

https://t.co/MlZQtBH8MJ

[Benedict Dellot @BenedictDel]

Check out our new @Ofcom report looking at how to evaluate the impact of recommender systems. Sets out a menu of options inc. A/B tests, user surveys and debugging exercises. Useful for trust & safety teams and anyone who wants to create a safer internet https://t.co/kRF5OIQOoJ

[Anna-Sophie Harling @asharling]

Thanks @EiMdotco for including @Ofcom paper on transparency!

We argue that platforms failing to prioritise user safety can have immediate impacts on user numbers, advertising spend, and share prices.

Targeted transparency requirements can be a major tool for driving change.

[Everything in Moderation* @EiMdotco]

In this week’s Everything in Moderation (#190):

▪️ India announce grievance committees
▪️ Safety tech 'to hit £1bn'
▪️ Yelp's incentivised review problem
▪️ @ellagirwin

Tweets c/o @jason_kint, @asharling + @_FelixSimon_

https://t.co/57lzuxWFEh

[Everything in Moderation* @EiMdotco]

In this week’s Everything in Moderation (#190):

▪️ India announce grievance committees
▪️ Safety tech 'to hit £1bn'
▪️ Yelp's incentivised review problem
▪️ @ellagirwin

Tweets c/o @jason_kint, @asharling + @_FelixSimon_

https://t.co/57lzuxWFEh

[Anna-Sophie Harling @asharling]

It's time to rethink platform transparency reporting.

@Ofcom's new paper in the Journal of Online Trust & Safety sets out our thinking around:
📈metrics
🌐international alignment
🦾changing industry behavior

https://t.co/rSIGPYSatF

Feedback welcome! Thanks @journalsafetech

[Journal of Online Trust and Safety @journalsafetech]

We are so excited to publish this commentary, "Transparency Reporting: The UK Regulatory Perspective," by @asharling, Declan Henesy, and Eleanor Simmance of @ofcom.

https://t.co/j8rBHv1agn

[Prof Kate Dommett @KateDommett]

This is a fascinating article revealling the transparency challenges regulators are grappling with. The questions raised about the intersection between the goals and metric of transparency are so important to consider. Great piece

[Anna-Sophie Harling @asharling]

It's time to rethink platform transparency reporting.

@Ofcom's new paper in the Journal of Online Trust & Safety sets out our thinking around:
📈metrics
🌐international alignment
🦾changing industry behavior

https://t.co/rSIGPYSatF

Feedback welcome! Thanks @journalsafetech

[Anna-Sophie Harling @asharling]

Earlier this year we sent information requests to a 16 tech platforms regulated by @Ofcom. Today, we're publishing the information we received, and reflect on our first year of regulation!

It's a first step towards greater online safety transparency ⬇️

https://t.co/f17cdGIQai

[Ofcom @Ofcom]

Are video-sharing platforms doing enough to protect users from online harm? Our latest research reveals some of the measures they’re taking and what else needs to be done.

▶️ Watch Anna-Sophie Harling, our online safety principal, explain some of the findings in today’s report.

[Anna-Sophie Harling @asharling]

Following the tragic terrorist attack in Buffalo, NY earlier this year we engaged with 3 platforms regulated by @Ofcom: @Twitch, where the attack was livestreamed, @tiktok_uk, and @Bitchute.

Today we publish our findings and the implications for the future Online Safety regime👇

[Ofcom @Ofcom]

We’ve examined how online platforms responded to the livestreamed terrorist attack carried out in Buffalo, New York on 14 May 2022.

Our report reveals how we expect tech platforms to learn from this tragic incident.

Read our findings ⬇️
https://t.co/qTDOpHV3bT

[Claire Wardle @cward1e]

On Thurs, we are having an IRL talk about the role of regulation in mitigating the harmful impacts of misinfo. The panel discussion includes @RebekahKTromble , @markscott82 @asharling @geomblog. Sign up here for ticket or livestream info https://t.co/vF8xNznm20

[Anna-Sophie Harling @asharling]

@saschaosullivan @CityAM @matthewlesh initially read this as "why the universe is a waste of time"

[Ofcom @Ofcom]

We've set out our plans for the first 100 days as the UK's online safety regulator. And we're now calling for evidence from tech firms and other organisations involved in online safety, covering issues such as illegal content.

Read more and respond. ⬇️ https://t.co/0rvTb0Yoyw

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

Today - since nothing else is going on 😁 - Ofcom has published a Call for Evidence on online safety regulation, and a Roadmap explaining our plan for implementing the UK Online Safety Bill https://t.co/FtrRHIkep0