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Online disinformation linked to UK riots, but no legal breach assessed, regulator says

By Frank Hersey and Jakub Krupa ( October 23, 2024, 15:39 GMT | Insight) -- Disinformation that spread online following murders of children in Southport in July has been formally linked by the media regulator to the ensuing violence and civil unrest in the UK over the summer. But Ofcom has not gone as far as to assess whether the online platforms would have been in breach of the parts of the relevant Online Safety Act which are yet to fully come into effect.UK social media platforms need to show they are going to respond to a clear link between disinformation and civil unrest over the summer following a mass stabbing at a children’s dance class that left three children dead, chief executive of online safety regulator Ofcom said. ...

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