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Big Tech companies are favored by the UK Online Safety Act, campaign group says

( May 15, 2025, 06:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Big Tech dominance will be furthered by the UK Online Safety Act, privacy campaigners said in a new report today. Open Rights Group argued that the online safety legislation favors platforms that have the means to comply with its extensive provisions while harming small and medium-sized businesses required to conduct risk assessments by the regulator, Ofcom. Wikimedia, the non-profit that hosts Wikipedia, was singled out as an example of the act’s potential for negative impact as the online encyclopedia meets the threshold to be subjected to the strictest rules.Statement follows. Report attached....

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