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Meta, TikTok and X Challenge UK Regulator Over Sweeping Online Safety Data Demands
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Fusion42 · 5 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Meta, TikTok, and X are legally challenging UK regulator Ofcom over its broad demands for extensive data about content moderation under the Online Safety Act. The companies argue the data requests are excessively wide and insufficiently justified, while Ofcom maintains the data is critical to verifying platform compliance and protecting users, especially children, from harmful content.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Social & Community, and 5 sources have reported it between 5 Oct 2026 and 7 Oct 2026.
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You must prepare for deeper scrutiny and detailed data sharing with UK regulators beyond usual norms as Ofcom asserts broad inspection rights under the Online Safety Act. This challenge signals expanded compliance obligations that could shape your data policies and risk exposures across social platforms targeting UK users.
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5 sources · first reported 5 Oct 2026 · latest 7 Oct 2026
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