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Bid to repeal UK Online Safety Act to be debated amid delays, questions of scope

By Patricia Figueiredo ( December 15, 2025, 14:25 GMT | Insight) -- A petition seeking to scrap the Online Safety Act will be debated by UK lawmakers on Monday evening, adding political pressure to a regulatory regime already facing a revised implementation timeline and questions about its scope. The discussion follows Ofcom’s confirmation of delays to major duties and comes as ministers signal possible gaps around AI chatbots. It also comes as Australia introduces a social-media ban for under-16s, prompting UK politicians to question whether a similar approach should be considered in Britain. A petition calling for the scrapping of the Online Safety Act — the UK’s landmark framework to regulate search engines and user-to-user services, such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook — is set to be the background for a heated debate at the UK parliament on Monday evening....

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