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UK names its pick out for social media harms watchdog

The United Kingdom govt has taken the next move in its grand policymaking problem to tame the worst excesses of social media by way of regulating a large vary of on-line harms. Because of this, it has named Ofcom, the prevailing communications watchdog, as its most well-liked pick out for imposing regulations round “harmfu…
The UK government has taken the next step in its grand policymaking challenge to tame the worst excesses of social media by regulating a broad range of online harms. As a result, it has named Ofcom, the existing communications watchdog, as its preferred pick for enforcing rules around “harmfu…

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