Try the free OSA Mini Course
Learn the fundamentals of the UK Online Safety Act and its implementation.
OSA Mini Course
This two-part free course offers an introduction to the UK's Online Safety Act and how Ofcom implements and enforces it.
It also explores how the UK's approach to online safety regulation compares and contrasts with the EU's Digital Services Act, and is an ideal companion to the DSA mini course.
It is an essential starting point for anyone seeking to understand online safety regulation in the UK.
What will I learn from the OSA Mini Course?
Who is the OSA Mini Course for?
NICE TO MEET YOU
I'm Owen Bennett
I'm a London-based independent expert in international digital policy and a Fellow at the Hertie School Centre for Digital Governance in Berlin.
In my day-to-day work, I advise public authorities across the world on regulatory design and strategy, and I support civil society organisations, international institutions, and corporate entities with insight on a variety of digital policy topics.
My most recent in-house role was at Ofcom, the UK's independent communications regulator, where I led the regulator's international online safety team. Immediately prior to that, I worked as a senior policy manager at Mozilla (the not-for-profit tech company and maker of the Firefox web browser), where I contributed to the development of the Digital Services Act and other groundbreaking EU rulebooks.
Simplified learning
Owen breaks down the Online Safety Act into its essential building blocks, giving course participants a clear picture of how the Act is constructed and how it delivers online safety.
Hands-on experience
Owen has deep experience of online safety regulation in the UK, as both an advocate who shaped the law's development and from working on OSA implementation at the regulator Ofcom.
Comparative expertise
Owen is deeply versed in EU and international online safety regulation and enriches this mini-course with extensive analysis of how it compares and contrasts with the EU Digital Services Act.
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We offer dedicated trainings on UK online safety regulation to law firms, public affairs consultancies, and other regulatory practitioners who have bespoke needs or interest areas.
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