By Patricia Figueiredo ( July 10, 2026, 15:07 GMT | Insight) -- Uber Eats, Airbnb, Quora and ChatGPT Search are among the less expected services to face additional UK online safety duties, sector regulator Ofcom's long-awaited first categorization register shows. Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and YouTube were among those listed on the top tier of the new register, but Wikipedia was not named among them after it challenged the categorization criteria last year.Uber Eats, Airbnb, Quora and ChatGPT Search are among the less expected services to be given additional duties under the UK's online safety law, sector regulator Ofcom's long-awaited new categorization register showed Friday....
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