Online safety against serious harm

The requirement toughens up existing requirements on tech companies to respond and remove such material. The proposed regulations will make publishing material that encourages or assists self-harm a ‘priority offence’, meaning companies must take a proactive approach.

Julie Bentley, chief executive of Samaritans, said: ‘It’s over to Ofcom now to use their powers to hold platforms to account so we can save more lives lost to suicide.’