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Platforms must improve safety for women, girls by year-end, UK tech minister says

( March 24, 2026, 12:40 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Online platforms operating in the UK must implement the communications regulator's guidance to make them safer for women and girls by the end of this year "at the latest", the UK tech minister has said. In a letter to online service providers on Monday, Liz Kendall said she would closely monitor the services’ progress in adopting Ofcom’s guidance on recommended measures which included conducting risk assessments focusing on harms to women and girls, and conducting so-called abusability evaluations before launching new features and services. Statement follows. Letter attached....

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