New Online Safety Commission opens its doors to help victims tackle harmful content

2026-06-28 21:21

OSC's takedown speed metrics will become the headline KPI, but the real exposure sits in the identity verification step for reports. A scheme that accepts screenshots and self-attested identity information as the trigger for compulsory platform action is a new social engineering surface, and the common assumption that victim-protection legislation reduces fraud risk inverts here: it creates a fast, legally-backed channel that bad actors can weaponise against the very platforms and individuals it's meant to protect.