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Design of online platforms fosters inaction on hateful content, UK study shows

( September 12, 2025, 16:12 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Online platforms’ design features often leave users passive when encountering misinformation, hateful content or risks to children, a UK study on media literacy showed on Friday. The report, commissioned by the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, found that cognitive overload, mistrust of reporting systems and inconsistent platform architecture are barriers to users' action. The findings follow a parliamentary report urging regulator Ofcom to use the Online Safety Act to impose binding media literacy standards on social media platforms. Statement follows. Research report attached....

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