Ofcom poaches staff from Big Tech to fill new enforcement team

Team of 350 people dedicated to Online Safety Act

Penny Horwood
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Ofcom poaches staff from Big Tech to fill new enforcement team

Regulator hopes new team will enable it to defend decisions in court

Ofcom has already recruited approximately 350 people, some of whom have been poached from senior positions at Meta, Microsoft and Google, as it prepares to enforce the Online Safety Act, according ...

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