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UK regulator warns online platforms of rising risks after Belfast attack
- Ofcom warned online platforms they could face legal consequences if their services are used to incite violence or spread hatred linked to recent Belfast unrest.
- Tech minister Liz Kendall asked Ofcom to urgently press X — and other platforms — on how they'll comply with Britain’s Online Safety Act, calling out posts that incite disorder.
- Ofcom said some of the unrest in Belfast, including racially motivated attacks, arson and assaults on police, appeared to have been fuelled online.
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