# Online Safety Act - What new features will be available?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/online-safety-act-what-new-features-will-be-available/301190
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** online-safety-act
**Created:** [March 27, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/online-safety-act-what-new-features-will-be-available/301190 "2024-03-27T17:32:55Z")
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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/online-safety-act-what-new-features-will-be-available/301190/4 "2024-03-27T19:33:46Z")

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A new ‘It’s illegal’ flag option has been added.

> [@New "It's illegal" reason when flagging posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-its-illegal-reason-when-flagging-posts/294866):
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> We have added a new “It’s illegal” reason to the flagging system. When selected by a site member in the post flagging popup, a specific reason can be provided. When the report is recorded in the database it gets its own, new “illegal” type in the database and can then be tracked and acted on by moderators. The reason for this change is the upcoming 17 February, 2024 Digital Services Act (DSA) requirement for online platforms like Discourse sites to start…

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