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US platform Gab 'can expect enforcement' if it ignores UK online safety law (*update)

By Patricia Figueiredo ( March 27, 2025, 13:56 GMT | Insight) -- Controversial US alternative social network Gab has set up a confrontation with UK enforcers after its CEO said it won't comply with UK online-safety rules that platforms must tackle illegal content. It rejected an advisory letter from Ofcom, saying: "We will defend our UK users' right to speak freely and reject any law that compels censorship." The watchdog today warned that "providers who fail to introduce measures to protect UK users from illegal content can expect to face enforcement action."Controversial US alternative social network Gab won't comply with UK online-safety rules that platforms must take measures to tackle illegal content, its chief executive has said, setting himself on a collision course with UK enforcers....

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