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On October 6, Britain’s communications regulator, Ofcom, initiated an investigation into Meta Platforms for potentially violating British online safety laws regarding Instagram Instants, a feature launched in May that allows content to disappear after viewing. The probe focuses on whether Meta adequately assessed the risks of illegal content and potential harm to children before releasing the feature. Both parties acknowledge the legal significance but differ on the adequacy of risk assessments prior to the launch.
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Britain's communications regulator, Ofcom, launched an investigation on October 6 into whether Meta Platforms violated British online safety laws by not properly assessing risks associated with its Instagram Instants feature before launching it in May. The Instagram Instants feature allows content to disappear after being viewed. Ofcom aims to determine if Meta conducted a "suitable and sufficient" risk assessment for illegal content and potential harm to children before the feature's launch. George Lusty, director of enforcement at Ofcom, emphasized that safety must be built into platforms from the start and not added later. Meta stated they took their regulatory obligations seriously and had briefed Ofcom about the feature on multiple occasions prior to its release.
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Britain probes Meta over risk assessment of Instagram Instants
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Britain → probe → Instants
Britain’s communications regulator said on Oct 6 it has opened an investigation into whether Meta Platforms breached British online safety laws by failing to properly assess risks posed by its Instagram Instants feature before launching it in May.
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Platforms → say → May
Instants allows content shared by users in social media platform Instagram to disappear after being viewed.
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content → allow → Instagram
Ofcom said its formal investigation would establish if Meta carried out a “suitable and sufficient” assessments into the risk of illegal content in the feature or any possible risks posed to children before launch.
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Meta → say → launch
George Lusty, director of enforcement at Ofcom, said: “Our online safety laws are clear – significant changes to platforms must be risk assessed before they’re launched.”
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they → say → platforms
He said safety by design had to be built in and not bolted on.
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safety → say → design
“Today’s investigation shows we’ll take action where we have concerns that providers are failing to comply,” he added.
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he → show → concerns
Meta said it took its regulatory obligations under the Online Safety Act seriously.
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it → say → Act
“We conducted a risk analysis and briefed Ofcom about this feature on a number of occasions before launching it,” a spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → conduct → it
“Instants has in-built protections, including blocking screenshots, reshares and forwarding, no public feed, and Teen Account protections on automatically.”
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Instants → have → screenshots
“We will of course co-operate with Ofcom during this investigation,” it added.
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it → co → investigation
Meta has launched legal challenges against Ofcom over its implementation of the Online Safety Act, including the scale and the scope of the information it has to provide to the regulator, and the level of fees it charges.
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it → launch → fees
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