Meta, TikTok and X have lost their High Court challenge against Ofcom over how much information the quango can demand from them under the Online Safety Act. A big win for the self-appointed internet sheriffs…
In February, Ofcom ordered the platforms to hand over detailed content moderation data, including how many posts they removed or restricted and how many users were exposed to harmful content. The companies argued the demands were an unprecedented regulatory burden. X called it “the most burdensome information request” it had received from any regulator anywhere, and Meta complained it had to supply granular data across its services with no clear purpose. ‘Welcome to Britain, the state would like all your data and preferably all your money’…
Ofcom can fine firms up to 10% of global turnover for the most ‘serious’ breaches of the ridiculous Online Safety Act. A separate challenge by Meta over how fees and penalties are calculated is still to come. Buckle up…
Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked John Healey: “Just finally, I mean Andy Burnham has been very clear he wants Britain back in the European Union in his lifetime. Do you?”
The Chancellor replied: “I’m older than Andy Burnham. I don’t expect to see that.”