British media watchdog Ofcom on Wednesday issued new guidance to technology platforms requiring them to take tougher action against harmful and illegal content.
Ofcom is the chief regulator under Britain's Online Safety Act, with powers to enforce the regulation and levy fines against tech companies.
Ofcom outlined what it called new codes of practice for digital platforms, which it wants them to follow in order to limit the harmful and toxic content users — particularly children — encounter online.
Beyond this, Ofcom also wants online platforms to take a series of steps to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse, fraud, and terrorism.
The U.K.'s Online Safety Act has been in the works for the last four years.
Persons:
King Charles III, Rocio Concha
Organizations:
Ofcom, Apple, Microsoft, Britain's, Social, European Union, Digital Services
Locations:
U.S