Key Facts

• Meta is appealing the decision to put WhatsApp and Instagram in a category with extra duties under the Online Safety Act.
• These extra duties include more transparency, user controls, protection against fake ads, and better illegal content reporting.
• Ofcom can fine companies up to 10% of their global revenue or £18 million for breaches of the law.
• Meta previously challenged Ofcom’s way of calculating charges, arguing they shouldn’t be based on global revenue.
• Other companies like TikTok and X are also suing Ofcom over information sharing rules.
• Ofcom says it is facing many legal challenges from tech firms as it tries to enforce the new law.
• The UK government plans to keep updating internet laws to keep pace with fast-changing technology.
• Meta says legal challenges are normal when new regulations start and are about how the law is applied, not the law itself.