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Algorithms of big platforms next priority for UK online safety, watchdog says

By Patricia Figueiredo ( September 23, 2025, 17:05 GMT | Insight) -- Instagram, TikTok, Snap and other major platforms popular with children will be the next focus of UK online safety enforcement, the head of the UK's communications regulators said on Tuesday. Major platforms have until the end of September to submit plans on how their algorithms meet children’s safety codes, Ofcom chief executive Melanie Dawes said.Algorithms on large platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Snap will be the next priority for the UK online safety regulator, the head of the UK's communications regulators said Tuesday, indicating that enforcement will extend to major social media companies “over the coming months.”...

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