Progress
Current status
under deliberation
23 Jan 2026under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Communications opened investigation into Meta Platforms over compliance with statutory information requests under Section 135 of Communications Act
On 23 January 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into Meta Platforms regarding compliance with information requests under Section 135 of the Communications Act. Ofcom had issued formal notices on 31 July 2024 and 19 J…
Event typeinvestigation
Action typeannouncement
Government branchexecutive
Government bodycompetition authority