While there is a huge debate about the implications, pros, cons of this act, mixed in with political & idealogical views, it's happening and if you host anything yourself (like a blog with comments or a forum) rather than running off other peoples platforms (socials, YouTube etc) then you need to make sure you comply with it in time for the deadlines over the next few months.

To see if you need to do anything you can use the ofcom online checker tool, which will give you an answer after filling in a few multiple choice questions.

Check if the Online Safety Act applies to you

Use our tool to find out if the rules are likely to apply to you, and what you can do next.

www.ofcom.org.uk

The UK's Online Safety Act applies to Small Tech too

That niche forum running for 20 years – get ready, there's work to do

www.theregister.com