UK regulator Ofcom is investigating Meta over whether it carried out adequate risk assessments before launching Instagram Instants, a Snapchat-style feature. The probe examines potential breaches of the UK's Online Safety Act. Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, launched the feature without fully assessing its risks, according to the regulator.
BBC News – Technology Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety Act Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the UK’s digital safety laws after launching a Snapchat-style feature on Instagram. The UK’s communications watchdog, Ofcom, is investigating whether the $1.9tn (£1.4tn) company infringed the Online Safety Act (OSA) by failing to carry out ad…
Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety Act Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the UK’s digital safety laws after launching a Snapchat-style feature on Instagram. The UK’s communications watchdog, Ofcom, is investigating whether the $1.9tn (£1.4tn) company infringed the Online Safety Act (OSA) by failing to carry out ad…
BBC News – Technology The regulator said Instagram had not fully assessed risks posed by its Instants feature prior to launching it.
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