The Global Online Safety Regulators Network is the only global forum dedicated to supporting collaboration between online safety regulators, sending a strong message about our shared commitment to online safety regulation.
The Network aims to enhance coherence and consistency between international regulators’ approaches to online safety, through the sharing of information, expertise and experience.
Membership
The Network is open to regulators that:
- have legislated online safety functions;
- meet criteria on independence from political and commercial interference; and
- are committed to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
Current members include:
- eSafety Commissioner – Australia
- Online Safety Commission – Fiji
- Arcom – France
- Coimisiún na Meán – Ireland
- Korea Communications Standards Commission – Republic of Korea
- Council for Media Services – Slovakia
- Film and Publication Board – South Africa
- Autoriteit Terroristische Content en Kinderpornografisch Materiaal (ATKM) - Netherlands
Observer status
Network 'observers' are organisations and stakeholders that work on online safety issues, and are committed to working collaboratively with independent online safety regulators. These could be civil society, policymakers, multilateral organisations and industry groups.
Current observers include:
- 5Rights – Global
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection – Canada
- Department of Canadian Heritage – Canada
- European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights – EU
- Family Online Safety Institute – Global
- Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Diensteanbieter e.V. (FSM) – Germany
- INHOPE – Global
- Integrity Institute – USA
- Internet Watch Foundation – UK
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children – USA
- National Communications Commission – Taiwan
- National Media Commission – Ghana
- Netsafe – New Zealand
- Red PaPaz – Colombia
- Te Mana Whakaatu | Classification Office – New Zealand
- WeProtect Global Alliance – Global
If you would like more information, or to receive a member or observer application form, please email the current Chair, Ofcom at ofcom.international@ofcom.org.uk.
Position Statements
- Position Statement on Human Rights & Online Safety Regulation
- Position Statement on Regulatory Coherence (PDF, 379.1 KB)
More information
- Global Online Safety Regulators Network: Regulatory Index
- Terms of reference
- Strategic plan
- Roadmap for action