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Social media given 'last chance' to tackle illegal posts

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Summary
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78% Informative

Ofcom publishes final codes of practice for how firms should deal with illegal online content.

Platforms have three months to carry out risk assessments identifying potential harms.

Ofcom head Dame Melanie Dawes says this is the "last chance" for industry to make changes.

Critics say the Act fails to tackle a wide range of harms for children.

VR Score

80

Informative language

77

Neutral language

72

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

63

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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