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Online Safety Act 2023

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237 Index of defined terms

The following table sets out terms defined or explained for this Act or for a Part of this Act. Term | Provision adult | section 236 age estimation | section 230 age verification | section 230 audit notice | section 236 automated tool | section 236 capacity (of a provider) | section 236 Category 1 service | section 95(10)(a) Category 2A service | section 95(10)(b) Category 2B service | section 95(10)(c) charging year (in Part 6) | section 90 child | section 236 children’s access assessment (in Part 3) | section 35 combined service | section 4(7) the Communications Act | section 236 confirmation decision | section 236 content | section 236 content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 60 the Convention | section 236 country | section 236 CSEA content (in Part 3) | section 59 the data protection legislation | section 236 document | section 236 encounter (content) (except in Part 10) | section 236 entity | section 236 freedom of expression | section 236 functionality | section 233 harm (except in Part 10) | section 234 identifying content | section 236 illegal content (in Part 3) | section 59 information notice | section 236 initial charging year (in Part 6) | section 90 interested person | section 227 internet service | section 228 (see also section 204(1)) intimate image content (in Part 3) | section 59 journalistic content (in Part 3) | section 19 likely to be accessed by children (in Part 3) | section 37 measure | section 236 news publisher content (in Part 3) | section 55(8) to (10) non-designated content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 60 notice | section 236 notify, notification | section 236 OFCOM | section 236 online safety functions | section 235 online safety matters | section 235 paid-for advertisement | section 236 Part 3 service | section 4(3) person (except in Part 10) | section 236 personal data | section 236 pornographic content | section 236 primary priority content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 61 priority content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 62 priority illegal content (in Part 3) | section 59 priority offence (in Part 3) | section 59 proactive technology | section 231 processing (of data) | section 236 provider | section 226 provider pornographic content (in Part 5) | section 79 provisional notice of contravention | section 236 publicly available | section 236 publicly/privately (in relation to communication of content) | section 232 published or displayed (in relation to pornographic content) (in Part 5) | section 79 recognised news publisher (in Part 3) | section 56 regulated provider pornographic content (in Part 5) | section 79 regulated search service | section 4(2) regulated service | section 4(4) regulated user-generated content (in Part 3) | section 55 regulated user-to-user service | section 4(2) restricting users’ access to content (in Part 3) | section 58 search | section 57 search content | section 57 search engine | section 229 search request | section 57 search results | section 57 search service | section 3 (see also section 204(1)) systems and/or processes | section 236 taking down (content) | section 236 terms of service | section 236 terrorism content (in Part 3) | section 59 United Kingdom user | section 227 user | section 227 user-generated content (in Part 3) | section 55(3) and (4) user-to-user part (of a service) | section 236 user-to-user service | section 3 (see also section 204(1))

Your change, as a redline

237 Index of defined terms

The following table sets out terms defined or explained for this Act or for a Part of this Act. Term | Provision adult | section 236 age estimation | section 230 age verification | section 230 audit notice | section 236 automated tool | section 236 capacity (of a provider) | section 236 Category 1 service | section 95(10)(a) Category 2A service | section 95(10)(b) Category 2B service | section 95(10)(c) charging year (in Part 6) | section 90 child | section 236 children’s access assessment (in Part 3) | section 35 combined service | section 4(7) the Communications Act | section 236 confirmation decision | section 236 content | section 236 content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 60 the Convention | section 236 country | section 236 CSEA content (in Part 3) | section 59 the data protection legislation | section 236 document | section 236 encounter (content) (except in Part 10) | section 236 entity | section 236 freedom of expression | section 236 functionality | section 233 harm (except in Part 10) | section 234 identifying content | section 236 illegal content (in Part 3) | section 59 information notice | section 236 initial charging year (in Part 6) | section 90 interested person | section 227 internet service | section 228 (see also section 204(1)) intimate image content (in Part 3) | section 59 journalistic content (in Part 3) | section 19 likely to be accessed by children (in Part 3) | section 37 measure | section 236 news publisher content (in Part 3) | section 55(8) to (10) non-designated content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 60 notice | section 236 notify, notification | section 236 OFCOM | section 236 online safety functions | section 235 online safety matters | section 235 paid-for advertisement | section 236 Part 3 service | section 4(3) person (except in Part 10) | section 236 personal data | section 236 pornographic content | section 236 primary priority content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 61 priority content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 62 priority illegal content (in Part 3) | section 59 priority offence (in Part 3) | section 59 proactive technology | section 231 processing (of data) | section 236 provider | section 226 provider pornographic content (in Part 5) | section 79 provisional notice of contravention | section 236 publicly available | section 236 publicly/privately (in relation to communication of content) | section 232 published or displayed (in relation to pornographic content) (in Part 5) | section 79 recognised news publisher (in Part 3) | section 56 regulated provider pornographic content (in Part 5) | section 79 regulated search service | section 4(2) regulated service | section 4(4) regulated user-generated content (in Part 3) | section 55 regulated user-to-user service | section 4(2) restricting users’ access to content (in Part 3) | section 58 search | section 57 search content | section 57 search engine | section 229 search request | section 57 search results | section 57 search service | section 3 (see also section 204(1)) systems and/or processes | section 236 taking down (content) | section 236 terms of service | section 236 terrorism content (in Part 3) | section 59 United Kingdom user | section 227 user | section 227 user-generated content (in Part 3) | section 55(3) and (4) user-to-user part (of a service) | section 236 user-to-user service | section 3 (see also section 204(1))

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