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UK online safety rules needed for public trust in social media giants, Ofcom chair says

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By Jakub Krupa
  • 20 Sep 2021 11:51
  • 20 Sep 2021 11:51
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TikTok, Facebook and Google should welcome the UK’s proposed online safety rules as a chance to gain users' trust, the head of communications regulator Ofcom said today.

Melanie Dawes said individual companies' attempts to self-regulate or introduce additional safeguards "look great," but they need a set of common benchmarks t

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Jakub Krupa

Senior Correspondent

Jakub joined MLex’s London team in August 2020 to report on topics including data privacy and security, cybersecurity, and telecom regulation, focusing on EU & UK regulatory and legal risk in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) sectors. He is currently working on MLex's coverage of future mobility, in particular the rise of connected, electric and autonomous vehicles.

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