Social Media Compliance - The Legal & Regulatory Landscape Explored

Introduction

As the world's largest social media platform, Facebook, introduces community moderation in the US market with massive potential consequences for its 3 billion users, TikTok faces down a potential ban in the US, and X rolls out Grok AI to its users while pioneering a content subscription model, it has never been more important to grasp the legal and regulatory environment in which social media platforms operate in.

This webinar will examine the legal and regulatory landscape in the UK.

Expert speaker Peter Wright will discuss the recent introduction of the Online Safety Act and new powers for OFCOM, as well as the existing requirements from a data protection perspective.

Consideration will also be given to how law enforcement is responding to the evolving challenges of the digital environment.

This webinar is ideal for compliance professionals, including law firm COLPs. It will also be of interest to those advising clients in highly regulated sectors, including solicitors and accountants and those who advise corporate communications teams and IT.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Paid social media promotion & disclosure
• Social media use by highly regulated professionals
• Use of photographs and personal data - when does GDPR / Data Protection Act apply?
• Online harassment
• Online Safety Act & Ofcom
• Threats made on social media
• The police, ‘Non-Crime Hate Incidents’ online & Home Office guidance
• ‘Freedom of Speech’ context in different jurisdictions
• AI generated images & content
• Social media app use & security/privacy implications

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Friday 31st October 2025

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