Ofcom Demands Tech Platforms Fund the UK’s Internet Censorship Regime
Ofcom now sends the bill for policing the internet directly to the companies being policed, and the meter just started running.
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Ofcom now sends the bill for policing the internet directly to the companies being policed, and the meter just started running.
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