Online safety will dominate intray of new Ofcom boss Ian Cheshire
Much is expected of Online Safety Act and less from free speech advocates leaving new boss in difficult place Ian Cheshire’s Ofcom intray is big. It is available online under the regulator’s plan for 2026/27 and covers an array of industries: telecoms; broadband; the postal service; media and the online world. It is the latter that it going to dominate his tenure. Ofcom oversees the Online Safety Act, the legislation that regulates social media in the UK. Much is expected of the act from interne
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Ian Cheshire’s Ofcom in-tray is big. It is available online under the regulator’s plan for 2026-27 and covers an array of industries: telecoms, broadband, the postal service, media and the online world.
It is the latter that it going to dominate his tenure. Ofcom oversees the Online Safety Act, the legislation that regulates social media in the UK. Much is expected of the act from internet safety campaigners, and a bit less from freedom of speech advocates, which leaves Cheshire in a difficult place.
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- Online safety will dominate intray of new Ofcom boss Ian CheshireGuardian - World · Dan Milmo Global technology editor · Apr 8, 2026, 1:20 PM
- New Ofcom boss Ian Cheshire’s in-tray will be full – but one issue will dominateGuardian - World · Dan Milmo Global technology editor · Apr 8, 2026, 1:20 PM
- New Ofcom boss Ian Cheshire’s in-tray is full, but one issue will dominateGuardian - World · Dan Milmo Global technology editor · Apr 8, 2026, 1:20 PM
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