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Platforms won't know UK online safety obligations until mid-2026 under new plan

By Patricia Figueiredo ( November 12, 2025, 17:46 GMT | Insight) -- Online platforms will now have to wait until mid-2026 for clarity on whether they fall under the UK Online Safety Act’s toughest rules, after regulator Ofcom set out a revised timetable for publishing its register of categorized services. It said it would give services provisionally identified an opportunity to respond early next year before finalizing the list. Ofcom was led to rethink its approach to proportionality after a legal challenge by Wikipedia.Online platforms hoping for clarification this week on whether they will face the toughest obligations under the UK's Online Safety Act will have to wait until mid-2026 under a revised timeline from regulator Ofcom for publishing its register of categorized services....

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