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United Kingdom: Ofcom inquiry into harmful content available via Internet search engines

Progress

Current status
concluded
31 Jan 2024 concluded

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

31 Jan 2024
concluded

Issued report following inquiry into harmful content available via Internet search engines

On 31 January 2024, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued the report following the inquiry into harmful content available via Internet search engines. The study was conducted by the Network Contagion Research Institute, which found that major …

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body

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