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Meta, TikTok and X Challenge Ofcom’s Online Safety Data Demands
Meta, TikTok and X are questioning how much information Britain’s online safety regulator wants from them.
The regulator is called Ofcom.
Its requests are part of rules created under the 2023 Online Safety Act.
In February, Ofcom asked the companies for detailed information about how they handle content.
It wants to know how many posts were removed or made harder to see.
It also asked how many users encountered harmful content.
The rules are intended to help protect children.
For the most serious breaches, companies could face fines of up to 10% of their worldwide sales.
Meta, TikTok and X are challenging the amount of information Ofcom has requested.
The requests concern Britain’s developing online safety regime under the 2023 Online Safety Act.
Ofcom’s February information notices sought detailed content-moderation metrics.
The requested data includes posts removed or restricted and users exposed to harmful content.
The regime aims to protect children and allows fines of up to 10% of a company’s global turnover for the most serious breaches.
- Who
- Meta, TikTok and X are challenging information demands from Ofcom.
- What
- The companies are disputing the amount of information Ofcom is requesting under the online safety regime.
- Where
- Britain.
- When
- Ofcom issued the information notices in February; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- The companies are challenging how much information Ofcom is demanding; the article does not give further details about their reasons.
Companies
Ofcom
Scope of information requests
Companies
Meta, TikTok and X are challenging the amount of information Ofcom is demanding.
Ofcom
Ofcom issued notices seeking detailed content-moderation data, including information about removed or restricted posts and user exposure to harmful content.
Key facts
- Regulator
- Ofcom
- Companies challenging the requests
- Meta, TikTok and X
- Legislation
- Online Safety Act, passed in 2023
- Information requested
- Content-moderation metrics, including removed or visibility-restricted posts and users exposed to harmful content
- Notices issued
- February; the year is not specified
- Maximum fine stated
- Up to 10% of a company's global turnover for the most serious breaches
- Regime's stated aim
- Protect children from harmful and illegal content
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