Service profiling
Capture service type, audience, and key functions to auto‑determine duty profile.
Be audit‑ready for the UK Online Safety Act
Profile your service, assess illegal‑content risks, and evidence your compliance in one clean workflow.
What the Online Safety Act means
The UK Online Safety Act requires in‑scope online services to reduce the risk of users encountering illegal content and to maintain strong governance with clear evidence of compliance. Oversight is provided by Ofcom, the independent regulator. OnlineSafetyHub helps providers generate structured documentation, evidence, and review materials aligned with Ofcom’s framework — and supports you in being audit‑ready. The Act applies to UK‑linked services worldwide, including social media, video‑sharing platforms, dating apps, forums, and messaging services.
Guidance only – not legal advice.
Everything you need for Online Safety Act compliance
Risk assessments
Manage priority illegal content categories with likelihood, impact, controls, and evidence.
Evidence & governance
Register measures, track alternatives, store reviews, and export Ofcom‑aligned documents.
How it works
- 1Profile your service
Define scope and risk factors.
- 2Assess illegal‑content risks
Follow Ofcom's 4‑step model.
- 3Implement measures
Adopt recommendations or justify alternatives.
- 4Review & export
Versioned records and audit‑ready exports.
Am I in scope?
Use Ofcom's official checker
Answer a short set of questions on Ofcom's site to see if the rules apply to your service.
Open Ofcom checkerOR
Try our quick in‑app assessment
Just anwer a few quick question. No information is stored.
Start quick checkQuick applicability assessment
Current assessment:
Possibly out of scope