On Monday, the U.K.’s internet regulator, Ofcom, published the first set of final guidelines for online service providers subject to the Online Safety Act, according to TechCrunch.

This starts the clock ticking on the sprawling online harms law’s first compliance deadline, which the regulator expects to kick in in three months’ time.

Ofcom has been under pressure to move faster in implementing the online safety regime following riots in the summer that were widely perceived to have been fuelled by social media activity.

Although it is just following the process lawmakers set out, which has required it to consult on, and have parliament approve, final compliance measures. “This decision on the Illegal Harms Codes and guidance marks a major milestone, with online providers now being legally required to protect their users from illegal harm,” Ofcom wrote in a press release. “Providers now have a duty to assess the risk of illegal harms on their services, with a deadline of March 16, 2025.

Subject to the Codes completing the Parliamentary process, from March 17, 2025, providers will need to take the safety measures set out in the Codes or use other effective measures to protect users from illegal content and activity.