UK online safety law should drop ‘safe harbor,’ cover AI chatbots, lawmakers told
By Patricia Figueiredo ( October 28, 2026, 12:02 GMT | Insight) -- The “safe harbor” provided by Ofcom’s codes of practice implementing the UK’s Online Safety Act should be scrapped, civil society organizations told lawmakers on Tuesday. Under the framework, platforms following the codes can be deemed compliant even if risks identified in their assessments remain unaddressed. Campaigners also urged the act to be expanded to cover AI chatbots and called for new legislation requiring AI companies to make their products safe by design.The "safe harbor" provided by the codes of practice that implement the UK's Online Safety Act should be scrapped, civil society organizations told senior UK lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon....
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