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Office of Communications opened consultation on draft guidance on making fraudulent advertising judgements

On 10 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a public consultation on its proposed approach to guidance on making fraudulent advertising judgements and on updates to the Illegal Content Judgements Guidance, under the Online Safety Ac…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, ML and AI development, search service provider, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2026-07-10
processing consultation

On 10 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a public consultation on its proposed …

2026-10-02
processing consultation

On 2 October 2026, the Office of Communications closes the public consultation on its proposed appr…