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Tech platforms must 'go further' on female users' safety, UK regulator says

By Patricia Figueiredo ( February 25, 2025, 00:01 GMT | Insight) -- Online platforms have been guided on extra measures to protect women and girls under new draft recommendations published by UK online safety regulator Ofcom today. The guidance includes "foundational steps," which build on enforceable illegal content and protection of children duties under the Online Safety Act, and "good practices," which are described as “practical and feasible ways to go further.”Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and other online platforms received new draft guidance today under the UK’s Online Safety Act on protecting women and girls from harmful content....

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