First codes of practice and guidance published, firing starting gun on new duties for tech firms Providers have three months to complete illegal harms risk assessments Ofcom sets out more than 40 safety measures for platforms to introduce from March People in the UK will be better protected from illegal harms online, as tech firms are now legally required to start taking action to tackle criminal activity on their platforms, and make them safer by design. Ofcom has today, four months ahead of th...