United Kingdom: Office of Communications adopted rules on preventing mobile messaging scams
Description
Office of Communications adopted rules on preventing mobile messaging scams
On 15 July 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) adopted rules on preventing mobile messaging scams. Mobile network operators will be required to detect and block scam messages while they are still in transit across the network, rather than rel…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2026-07-15
adopted
2027-01-18
in force