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UK Law Reference
All sections of Digital Economy Act 2017
2017 c. 30, s.92

Section 92 — Digital additional services: seriously harmful extrinsic material

This version in force from 2017-07-31

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

After section 24 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 (digital additional services) insert—Duty to prevent access to seriously harmful extrinsic material24A (1) In carrying out their functions, OFCOM must do all that they consider appropriate to prevent digital additional services from enabling members of the public to access seriously harmful extrinsic material. (2) “Seriously harmful extrinsic material”, in relation to a digital additional service, means material that— (a) is not included in the service, and (b) appears to OFCOM— (i) to have the potential to cause serious harm, or (ii) to be likely to encourage or incite the commission of crime or lead to disorder.