Global Online Safety Regulators Network
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.
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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
- Childlight | Global Child Safety Institute – UK
- 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
- HateAid – 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
- NYU Stern Center for Business & Human Rights – USA
- OECD Secretariat from Digital Security and Safety Unit – Global
- Red PaPaz – Colombia
- Save the Children – Global
- Te Mana Whakaatu | Classification Office – New Zealand
- University of Southern California Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making – USA
- WeProtect Global Alliance – Global
The Network conducts a twice-yearly review of applications. Applications are now closed for 2025. We expect to re-open applications in early 2026. With any questions about observer or member status with GOSRN, please contact [email protected].
Published documents
- Position Statement on Human Rights & Online Safety Regulation (PDF)
- Position Statement on Regulatory Coherence (PDF)
- Age Assurance Statement (PDF)
More information
- Annual Report 2025 (PDF)
- Annual Report 2024 (PDF)
- Three Year Strategic Plan Publication 2025 to 2027 (PDF)
- Regulatory Index (PDF)
- Terms of reference (PDF)