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UK platforms to get Ofcom’s view on handling riots ‘in coming days’

By Jakub Krupa and Patricia Figueiredo ( October 16, 2024, 16:24 GMT | Insight) -- Online platforms such as Google, Meta, TikTok and X will see an evaluation of their response to this summer’s anti-immigration riots in the UK published shortly, the UK Internet regulator told MLex. Ofcom was responding to questions by the UK technology minister, Peter Kyle, asking for an update on how it assessed the platforms’ actions at the time.Google, Meta, TikTok and X will see the UK online safety regulator share its evaluation of the way they responded to this summer’s anti-immigration riots, with the government under growing political pressure to act on mis- and disinformation on online platforms....

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