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.
Global Online Safety Regulators Network Update
The quarterly Global Online Safety Regulators Network newsletter provides an update on the Network’s activities and on the activities of Members and Observers. To subscribe, please email gosrn@cnam.ie.
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:
- Ofcom - UK
- 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
- Authority for the prevention of online Terrorist Content and Child Sexual Abuse Material (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
- Center for the Study of Organized Hate CSOH – USA
- Childlight | Global Child Safety Institute – UK
- Department of Canadian Heritage – Canada
- DLM – Germany
- European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights – EU
- Family Online Safety Institute – Global
- Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Diensteanbieter e.V. (FSM) – Germany
- HateAid - Germany
- INHOPE – Global
- Integrity Institute – USA
- Institute for Strategic Dialogue – UK
- International Justice Mission – USA
- International Panel on the Information Environment – Switzerland
- Internet Watch Foundation – UK
- Knight Georgetown Institute – USA
- INTERPOL – France
- Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) - Malaysia
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children – USA
- National Communications Commission – Taiwan
- National Media Commission – Ghana
- National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) – Hungary
- Netsafe – New Zealand
- NYU Stern Center for Business & Human Rights – USA
- OECD Secretariat from Digital Security and Safety Unit - Global
- Plan International – Global
- Red PaPaz – Colombia
- Save the Children - Global
- Te Mana Whakaatu | Classification Office – New Zealand
- UNICEF – Global
- University of Southern California Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making - USA
- WeProtect Global Alliance – Global
Ofcom was the Chair of GOSRN in 2024-2025. In 2026, Ofcom is a member of the GOSRN Council. With any questions about observer or member status with GOSRN, please contact the current Chair, Coimisiún na Meán at gosrn@cnam.ie. To contact Ofcom about GOSRN matters, please contact gosrn@ofcom.org.uk.
- Position Statement on Human Rights & Online Safety Regulation
- Position Statement on Regulatory Coherence (PDF, 379.1 KB)
- Position Statement - Age Assurance and Online Safety Regulation.pdf (PDF, 272 KB)
More information
- Global Online Safety Regulators Network - Annual report 2025
- Global Online Safety Regulators Network: Annual Report 2024
- Global Online Safety Regulators Network: Three Year Strategic Plan Publication 2025 to 2027
- Global Online Safety Regulators Network: Regulatory Index
- Terms of reference