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United Kingdom — Ofcom & Alphabet Inc.

9 shared events · Importance 3 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026

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United Kingdom — Ofcom: United Kingdom — Ofcom is the regulator proposing the new scam advertising code, increasing its regulatory authority over tech platforms.
Alphabet Inc.: Alphabet's Google — YouTube is targeted by the UK scam ad rules, potentially increasing compliance costs and reducing ad revenue from fraudulent ads.
Jul 10, 2026 · 6 articles
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United Kingdom — Ofcom: United Kingdom — Ofcom is the regulator conducting the investigation, reinforcing its role in enforcing the Online Safety Act. It has also issued warnings to search engines and fined other platforms.
Alphabet Inc.: Alphabet Inc.'s search engine was found to return links to pornography sites without age checks. It is working with United Kingdom — Ofcom on solutions.
Jul 16, 2026 · 6 articles
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United Kingdom — Ofcom: United Kingdom — Ofcom's ongoing investigation into Telegram's handling of child sexual abuse material is part of the broader regulatory context, but this event does not directly change its status.
Alphabet Inc.: Alphabet Inc.'s app store policies are mentioned as similar to Apple's, but Alphabet Inc. is not directly involved in this event.
Aug 04, 2026 · 23 articles
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United Kingdom — Ofcom: United Kingdom — Ofcom is investigating ByteDance — TikTok Shop's compliance with UK child safety laws, and the U.S. settlement may affect its assessment.
Alphabet Inc.: Alphabet Inc. previously paid a $170 million COPPA penalty for Google — YouTube. The settlement reinforces regulatory scrutiny on the industry.
Aug 20, 2026 · 136 articles
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United Kingdom — Ofcom: Investigating X over Grok's AI image issues; context for regulatory scrutiny.
Alphabet Inc.: Mentioned as a competitor with similar detection tool limitations.
Apr 20, 2026 · 116 articles
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Jan 09, 2026 · 32 articles
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Jan 14, 2026 · 21 articles
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International
Jan 13, 2026 · 6 articles
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Mar 16, 2026 · 18 articles
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