UK Online Safety Act fails to reduce child harm on social media, Ofcom admits

Ofcom's review of the first nine months of the UK Online Safety Act shows no significant change in the proportion of children harmed by unsafe content on social media, despite new legal requirements on platforms. Campaigners call the lack of progress 'staggering', and Ofcom acknowledges little change in severity of harm. This raises questions about the effectiveness of regulatory enforcement and platform compliance.

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