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UK online safety watchdog’s pragmatic enforcement stance leaves room for doubt

By Patricia Figueiredo ( October 20, 2025, 07:53 GMT | Comment) -- The UK online safety regulator has closed four probes into file-sharing platforms after they "geoblocked" UK users. Ofcom said this reduced UK users' exposure to child sexual abuse material, but some warn that such restrictions are easily bypassed and call for more proactive technologies. Legal observers highlight the regulator's pragmatic approach to enforcement, but Ofcom itself leaves room for doubt by stressing that geoblocking is no silver bullet. UK online safety regulator Ofcom last week closed four investigations into file-sharing platforms suspected of allowing users to host child sexual abuse material after the sites blocked access from UK users....

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