The Online Safety Act: Ofcom's focus on interactive entertainment and building your compliance framework
What to expect from this session: As the UK Online Safety Act’s obligations come into force, protecting users has evolved from a compliance checkbox to a strategic cornerstone for the games industry. This webinar explores why player safety is no longer optional, and how it can unlock user trust, market access, and long-term growth. Join Linklaters' legal experts as they unpack:
- The latest regulatory developments in relation to online safety, and evolving best practice.
- Embedding highly effective age assurance while minimising player UX friction.
- How to assess harms and build online safety-by-design into your game development and operations.
- Gaining a competitive edge from effective and streamlined compliance.
Whether you're building multiplayer worlds or managing player communities, this session will help you navigate the complex web of emerging online safety obligations across the games industry.
About Linklaters: Linklaters is the world’s leading global law firm. We advise across the sector: from supporting the world’s largest technology companies and platforms investing in interactive entertainment, to advising developers producing some of the most popular games in the world on driving innovation safely and lawfully. Our dedicated interactive entertainment team has gained years of deep industry knowledge and hands-on experience. We advise at the forefront of rapid technological and regulatory change. We offer comprehensive, practical guidance tailored to the complexities of the digital ecosystem. We help interactive entertainment companies across the world build and embed effective compliance strategies, identify growth opportunities, enhance player safety, and secure a competitive advantage in an increasingly regulated and technology-driven market.
Session Hosts:
- Ben Packer – ben.packer@linklaters.com
- Ria Moody – ria.moody@linklaters.com
- Patrick O’Connell – patrick.oconnell@linklaters.com
Website: www.linklaters.com
Additional Resources:
This session is part of Ukie's Week of Insight into Games 2025, a series of curated webinars throughout November 2025, aiming to equip businesses with vital knowledge and insights from leading industry experts on challenges faced collectively within the industry. Each session will comprise of a 40-45 minute webinar, followed by Q&As from the audience and will be recorded and hosted on our UkieTV channel on YouTube.
