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Social media companies face potential fines for illegal content under British Online Safety Act

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The United Kingdom began the Online Safety Act Monday, which requires every online organization to implement action against illegal content or face punishment by sizeable fine or national blockage.

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Social media companies face potential fines for illegal content under British Online Safety Act

The United Kingdom began the Online Safety Act Monday, which requires every online organization to implement action against illegal content or face punishment by sizeable fine or national blockage.

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Ofcom launches investigation into social media firms over child abuse failures - Today's Family Lawyer

Social media companies, including Elon Musk’s X, are set to be investigated by Ofcom for their failure to prevent the spread of child sexual

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Ofcom needs to truly prove its mettle this year - The Media Leader

Opinion From the high court overturning its rulings on two GB News shows to the start of its enforcement of the Online Safety Act, Ofcom finds itself defining or refining where media balance should lie in an increasing contentious age. You have to feel sorry for Ofcom. For months, the communications regulator has been attacked for being toothless and told to develop a backbone over its lack of action on allowing GB News to have either Conservati…

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Ofcom cracks down on UK tech firms, will issue sanctions for illegal content - WorldNL Magazine

Ofcom will now issue sanctions for tech platforms for harmful contentFines of up to £18 million could be givenSocial media and messaging apps are in the scope of the Online Safety BillThe UK’s communications regulator Ofcom has announced it will now issue sanctions against tech platforms that fail to remove illegal or harmful content on their sites.From today, updates to the Online Safety Act mean new ‘illegal harm duties’ have come into force, …

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New Digital Safety Laws Will Penalize Social Media Apps If They Don’t Implement Safeguards Against Illegal Content

Social media apps are all set to face major fines if they don’t add robust measures in the United Kingdom to protect users from online dangers. This includes child abuse, terrorist activities, fraud, and illegal material. Therefore, all digital giants are being cautioned to keep this warning in mind and put an end or face the consequences in the form of hefty fines. From Monday onwards, all websites and apps within the scope of the Online Safety…

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Ofcom mandates tech firms act against illegal online content

Tech companies must start putting in place measures to protect users from child sexual abuse images and other illegal content in Britain from March 17 as enforcement of its online safety regime ramps up. British media regulator Ofcom said Meta’s Facebook, ByteDance’s TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and other companies must now implement measures such as better […]

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