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Wikipedia calls for reform of UK online safety rules after Ofcom delay

By Patricia Figueiredo ( November 13, 2025, 15:21 GMT | Insight) -- The Wikimedia Foundation has called for reforms to the UK’s Online Safety Act, after regulator Ofcom delayed key implementation deadlines. Its lead counsel Phil Bradley-Schmieg told MLex that the act’s “categorized services” framework remains flawed, and that Ofcom would struggle to apply it fairly without parliamentary reform. The delay means major platforms won’t face new duties on fraudulent advertising and user empowerment until 2027. Ofcom said the new timeline was caused by complex issues raised by Wikipedia’s legal challenge to the act’s categorization criteria.Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has called for reforms to the UK’s Online Safety Act, arguing that the law’s “categorized services” framework remains flawed, after regulator Ofcom postponed key implementation deadlines on Wednesday following a legal challenge brought by the foundation....

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