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UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 71 - Duty Not to Act Against Users Except in Accordance with Terms of Service (Category 1 Service, Takedown/Restriction/Suspension/Ban Only Per Terms, Section 10/12 Safety Duty Exception, Criminal/Civil Liability Exception, Fraudulent Advertising Exception, Consumer Content Exclusion)

Section 71 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) imposes a duty on providers of Category 1 services (designated under section 95) not to act against users…

What UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 71 - Duty Not to Act Against Users Except in Accordance with Terms of Service (Category 1 Service, Takedown/Restriction/Suspension/Ban Only Per Terms, Section 10/12 Safety Duty Exception, Criminal/Civil Liability Exception, Fraudulent Advertising Exception, Consumer Content Exclusion) requires

Section 71 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) imposes a duty on providers of Category 1 services (designated under section 95) not to act against users except in accordance with the terms of service…

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Pillar: Online Safety & Child Protection · Authority: Parliament of the United Kingdom · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/71

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  • Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) section 71 (Duty not to act against users except in accordance with terms of service): subsection (1) - 'A provider of a Category 1 service must operate the service using proportionate systems and processes designed to ensure that the provider does not take down regulated user-generated content from the service, restrict users' access to regulated user-generated content, or suspend or ban users from using the service, except in accordance with the terms of service.' Published at legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/71.
  • Online Safety Act 2023 section 71(2): exceptions for action taken to comply with section 10(2) or (3) (illegal content), section 12(2) or (3) (children's content), or to avoid criminal or civil liability.

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