Internet Watchdog OFCOM said on Monday it launched a new enforcement program focusing on online storage and file sharing services as a duties under the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) related to its efforts to tackle illegal content.
The regulator said the evidence indicates that file sharing and file storage services are “particularly susceptible” to being used to share image-based child sex abuse material (CSAM). The enforcement program evaluates the safety measures they have implemented, aimed at preventing offenders from spreading CSAM to their services.
Ofcom added that they wrote it in the “numbers” of these services without naming the names of the parties involved. It is noted that a “formal information request” will soon be sent regarding measures already implemented or planned to implement to tackle CSAM. Ask them to submit an illegal hazard risk assessment.
Not complying with the OSA could lead to a large penalty of up to 10% of global annual sales.