United Kingdom: Office of Communications' rules on preventing mobile messaging scams enter into force for person-to-person messaging
Description
Office of Communications' rules on preventing mobile messaging scams enter into force for person-to-person messaging
On 18 January 2027, the rules adopted by the Office of Communications (Ofcom) on 15 July 2026 for preventing mobile messaging scams enter into force for person-to-person messaging. Mobile network operators are required to detect and block scam messa…
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