ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how online safety regulation (OSR) has evolved over the last decade, and the implications it has had for regulated entities, regulated services, and users. We identify three broad approaches to OSR: (1) top-down, outcome-focused; (2) co-regulatory, harm-focused; and (3) co-regulatory, process-focused. Using the international human rights framework as an analytical lens, we unpack each approach using the concepts of legality, legitimacy, necessity, and privacy, with suggestions for how trust and safety teams can operationalize these principles as they consider how best to comply with OSR amid vexing tradeoffs.
