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UK regulator Ofcom updates growth agenda amid expanding online safety burden

( January 21, 2026, 14:34 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: UK media regulator Ofcom said its drive to support economic growth will sit alongside — not dilute — tougher intervention in areas such as online safety and cyber resilience, even as those regimes raise compliance costs for industry. In a letter updating ministers on its approach to economic growth, the regulator said it’s streamlining regulation in line with the government’s aim to cut regulatory burdens by 25 percent, but warned that new obligations under the Online Safety Act and forthcoming cyber legislation are unavoidable.Statement follows. Letter attached....

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