By Vesela Gladicheva ( January 21, 2020, 16:58 GMT | Insight) -- Video-sharing giant YouTube could be joined by smaller players such as Vimeo, Twitch and TikTok in being exposed to UK enforcement probes and fines for breaches of audiovisual and consumer rules, according to Ofcom, the country's media regulator. A senior official says "a range of enforcement powers" are needed for Ofcom, which the government has put forward as an interim regulator for Internet companies hosting videos uploaded by users.Video-sharing giant YouTube could be joined by smaller players such as Vimeo and Twitch in being exposed to UK enforcement probes and fines for breaches of audiovisual and consumer rules, according to Ofcom, the country's media regulator....
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