SafetyPosture Audit
Tells founders of niche content platforms and community sites whether they're likely to be classified as Category 1 under the UK Online Safety Act (and equivalents in EU/Australia) — and what they'd need to do to prepare.
Founders and admins of small community platforms, creator-led sites, and niche forums trying to assess regulatory exposure before scaling internationally
- 10-question risk assessment that scores your site on userbase size, content recommender use, and sharing features against UK OSA, EU DSA, and Australia eSafety criteria
- Plain-English classification report (Category 1, Category 2, etc.) with confidence level for each jurisdiction
- Action checklist: identity-verification, age-assurance, and content-moderation work that would be required if reclassified
- Alerts when Ofcom or another regulator issues new guidance that could shift your classification
Ofcom just told Wikipedia it isn't Category 1 today but kept it on a 'watch list' that can flip any time — small platforms are realizing classification isn't permanent and have nowhere to turn for an ongoing read on it.
Ofcom estimates 100,000+ online services in scope of the OSA, and the Wikipedia Cat 1 case shows niche platform founders are tracking classification risk, but Cat 1 specifically targets only the largest services — limiting the truly addressable audience.Helping small services navigate the Online Safety Act - Ofcom ↗Online Safety Act Notes for Small Sites — Russ Garrett ↗
No dedicated SaaS exists that audits Category 1/2A/2B threshold exposure for small platforms; Ofcom ships a generic step-by-step digital toolkit and big players (OneTrust, Vanta) target enterprise — leaving a genuine gap for niche/community sites.Ofcom launches digital safety toolkit for online services ↗Implementing the Online Safety Act: Additional duties for categorised online services - Ofcom ↗
Compliance SaaS sells into regulated industries, but small platform founders are notoriously price-sensitive and Ofcom's free toolkit + community guides set a $0 anchor; realistic ARPU likely $50–300/mo, capping revenue potential.12 must-have tools to meet UK Online Safety Act requirement ↗Compliance-First Micro-SaaS: Why Regulated Industries Are the Best Solo ↗
Online safety regulation is expanding globally and only getting more granular, so the need is durable
Threshold criteria are codified in published UK statutory instruments (legislation.gov.uk) and can be encoded into a questionnaire/audit flow; main hurdle is legal-interpretive accuracy and ongoing maintenance as Ofcom guidance evolves.The Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B...) Regulations ↗