United Kingdom: Office of Communications opened investigation into Meta Platforms over compliance with statutory information requests under Section 135 of Communications Act

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2026-01-23
under deliberation

On 23 January 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into Meta Platform…