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UK regulator seeks views on plans for greater media literacy requirements

By Patricia Figueiredo ( September 15, 2025, 13:03 GMT | Insight) -- Online platforms, broadcasters, and streaming services should provide clearer user choices, strengthen parental controls and offer more transparency around recommender systems, also known as algorithms, the UK communications sector regulator is recommending in an eight-week consultation. Social media firms in particular, such as Google, Instagram, X, TikTok and Facebook, have come under increased pressure to help users understand misinformation and disinformation recently. Online platforms, broadcasters, and streaming services should provide clearer user choices, strengthen parental controls and offer more transparency around recommender systems, also known as algorithms, the UK communications regulator recommended in an eight-week consultation launched on Monday....

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