Summary
- Meta, TikTok and X on Friday lost a legal challenge against British media regulator Ofcom over its demands for detailed information about how the platforms moderate content under the country’s Online Safety Act.
- The challenge concerned information requests issued by Ofcom under the 2023 law, which sets tougher requirements for major online platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X, to protect users, particularly children, from illegal and harmful content.
- In February, the regulator issued information notices seeking detailed content moderation data from the companies, including figures on how many posts had been removed or had their visibility restricted, and how many users had been exposed to harmful content.
Meta, TikTok and X on Friday lost a legal challenge against British media regulator Ofcom over its demands for detailed information about how the platforms moderate content under the country’s Online Safety Act.
The challenge concerned information requests issued by Ofcom under the 2023 law, which sets tougher requirements for major online platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X, to protect users, particularly children, from illegal and harmful content.
The law allows Ofcom to impose fines of up to 10 percent of a company’s global turnover for the most serious breaches.
In February, the regulator issued information notices seeking detailed content moderation data from the companies, including figures on how many posts had been removed or had their visibility restricted, and how many users had been exposed to harmful content.
Meta, TikTok and X argued that the notices imposed unprecedented regulatory burdens, but London’s High Court rejected their challenge.
The ruling marks an early legal test of Britain’s developing online safety regime.
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