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UK Online Safety Act’s first deadline is here, but how can Ofcom enforce it?

By Patricia Figueiredo ( March 17, 2025, 12:48 GMT | Comment) -- Tech companies saw the first deadline for enforcement of the UK’s Online Safety Act arrive today, as the media regulator gains powers to investigate online platforms that fail to follow its recently published illegal harms codes. But will recent pro-growth pressures that pushed British regulators to cut red tape, and Trump’s threats to retaliate against foreign action affecting US companies, influence Ofcom’s appetite to go after Big Tech?Tech companies today saw the arrival of the first deadline for enforcement of the UK’s Online Safety Act....

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