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Messaging apps loom large in rekindled UK row over encryption versus online safety

By Patricia Figueiredo ( February 21, 2025, 15:48 GMT | Comment) -- The UK's imminent enforcement of illegal content shared online, most notably child sexual abuse material shared in private messages, threatens a flare-up in a long-running dispute between privacy campaigners and online safety advocates. This week, children’s rights charities called for stricter oversight of content shared in messaging apps. But end-to-end encryption remains a huge point of tension despite regulator Ofcom saying the “vast majority” of platforms should be able to take down illegal content.The UK's imminent enforcement of illegal content shared online, most notably in private messages, threatens a flare-up in a long-running dispute between privacy campaigners and online safety advocates....

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