Mind the gap: Content Moderation in UK vs. EU

First published in Privacy Laws & Business UK Report, www.privacylaws.com

Tackling illegal and harmful content online is a priority for many countries—and their citizens—globally. The EU and UK are no exception. In recent years, both jurisdictions have introduced new laws, the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and the UK Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), which impose rules on providers of services that host user-generated content (UGC) to remove or limit the reach of illegal and, in some cases, legal but “harmful”, UGC on their services.