Mark Bunting

Director, Online Safety Strategy Delivery, at Ofcom. Tweeting on technology regulation and policy. My views, not Ofcom's.

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

@rachelcoldicutt @kmei_ @Ofcom Rachel, sorry to be slow pick this up. That's right - those % are of people who have ever used GenAI, not all adults.

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

And an at-a-glance overview of our draft Codes of Practice, and which measures are applicable to different types of service. https://t.co/Zknk64L0Xm

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

There is a summary! https://t.co/nW35toBzeC

[OnlineSafetyActUK @OnlineSafetyAct]

Be warned that the English language version of the @Ofcom consultation documents run to some 1,728 pages (including Annexes but excluding supporting documents)! #OnlineSafety #OnlineHarms #eSafety #Ofcom #OnlineSafetyAct2023 #OnlineSafetyActConsultation #OSA #OSA23 #OSA2023

[Graham Smith  @Cyberleagle]

Sharpen your pencils for tomorrow. #OnlineSafetyAct

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

More detail on our approach to implementing the Online Safety Act. https://t.co/IuwY2HQFOa

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

First draft Codes of Practice for services to protect users from illegal content will be published on 9 November

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

Today we published our updated roadmap for implementing the Online Safety Act: https://t.co/FtrRHIkep0

[Ofcom @Ofcom]

🧵 The Online Safety Bill is now law, and we are ready to help create a safer life online for people in the UK.

We’ve got a clear plan to achieve change by:

🔴 Setting clear standards
🔴 Supervising tech firms
🔴 Taking action when needed

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

Ofcom motors ahead on online safety: Three trends for online platforms and search services to be aware of https://t.co/dggD6j7Dyz

[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.

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

The crucial question - "transparency of what?" - and how to move beyond metrics to transparency of the governance and policy-making processes platforms use to manage risk.

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

Ofcom's paper today addresses an under-appreciated aspect of the UK's Online Safety Bill - the wide-ranging disclosure and transparency duties it places on the biggest and riskiest online services. Great work by @asharling and team

[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

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

Our report today discusses some of the issues we will deal with in determining our approach to regulatory transparency requirements - in particular...

[Ofcom @Ofcom]

'Transparency will be a powerful and essential tool in our regulatory arsenal.'

Our new online safety discussion paper explores the power of transparency reporting in helping protect people online from harm.

Read more: https://t.co/6qz8faQPQJ

[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

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

I'll be talking through Ofcom's Roadmap for implementing Online Safety regulation at this webinar on 29 Nov - sign up at the link.

[Dr Richard Wilson OBE @DrRWilsonOBE]

TIGA + Ofcom Webinar: Online Safety Bill https://t.co/32Nx4rs3Jc

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

Both reports start how we mean to go on: with rigorous scrutiny of platforms’ systems; expert analysis and research; clear identification of gaps and areas for improvement; and close working with the wider global community working on these complex issues.

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

Last week, Ofcom published a major report into the livestreaming on Twitch, a UK-regulated service, of the tragic shooting in Buffalo, NY https://t.co/qxOvcVVDy9

[Mark Bunting @buntms]

This and today's report on video-sharing platforms show Ofcom's approach to online safety regulation and our first steps in holding platforms to account for their user protections. https://t.co/MOeSED6KYD