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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Social media platforms have work to do to comply with Online Safety Act, says Ofcom

A young girl using a laptop
The Online Safety Act was designed to protect children and adults from harmful online content. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Social media platforms have a “job of work” to do in order to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act and have yet to introduce all the measures needed to protect children and adults from harmful content, the communications regulator has said.

Ofcom on Monday published codes of practice and guidance that tech companies should follow to comply with the act, which carries the threat of significant fines and closure of sites if companies breach it.

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