Overview

• The Online Safety Act will classify the sharing of non-consensual intimate images, or 'revenge porn,' as a priority offence.
• Social media companies must take proactive measures to prevent such content from appearing on their platforms.
• Platforms will face fines up to 10% of their worldwide revenue if they fail to comply with the new regulations.
• The government aims to drive the development of technologies that keep people safer online and tackle the normalization of misogynistic material.
• The changes are expected to come into force from spring next year, placing safety as a primary concern for social media firms.