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The U.K. communication regulator has laid down plans to implement a controversial regulation intended at preventing online child sexual abuse material after officially became law.
The Online Safety Bill received royal assent on Thursday after it was cleared by the parliament in September. The law grants the Office of Communications or Ofcom, power to order chat apps such as WhatsApp and search engines such as Google to use “accredited technology” to identify terrorism or child sexual material.
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