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Policy · Updated 7 Oct, 07:38 am IST

UK regulator opens first Online Safety Act probe into Meta over Instagram Instants

Image: Indian Express Technology

Why it matters for readers: It matters because it deals with how new social features are checked for safety, especially for children.

  • Ofcom opened a formal investigation under the Online Safety Act into Meta’s Instagram Instants feature.12
  • The probe will check whether Meta carried out a "suitable and sufficient" assessment of risks of illegal content and risks to children before launching Instants in May.2
  • Ofcom said significant platform changes must be risk assessed and that safety-by-design must be built in, not bolted on.2
  • Meta said it took its Online Safety Act obligations seriously, conducted a risk analysis and briefed Ofcom multiple times, and pointed to built-in protections in Instants.2
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How this story developed

  1. 6 Oct, 04:15 pm · Mint Technology

    UK watchdog opens first Online Safety Act probe into Meta

  2. 7 Oct, 07:38 am · Indian Express Technology

    UK watchdog opens first Online Safety Act probe into Meta