( July 10, 2026, 11:17 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI are among the companies facing additional UK online safety duties after 39 services were placed on Ofcom’s list of categorized services published Friday. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, YouTube and six others entered the highest user-to-user tier with the strictest obligations, while Google Search, Bing and ChatGPT Search — but not ChatGPT’s general chatbot — were designated as large search services. Messenger, Threads and Wikipedia joined an "emerging list" that carries no additional duties.Statement follows. Documents attached....
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