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<p>The Online Safety Bill will require social media platforms to tackle illegal content,
including illegal abuse. The largest, high risk platforms will also need to set clear
terms of service for such content and ensure they are properly enforced. Ofcom will
set out steps that companies can take to fulfil their duties in codes of practice,
and these could include measures such as preventing banned users from creating new
accounts.</p><p>OFCOM will be able to sanction companies where they fail to adequately
fulfil their new duties under the Bill. OFCOM will have a range of enforcement powers
available to it, including: powers to issue substantial fines, require operators to
take steps to remedy breaches and/or come into compliance with their duties, and to
apply to the court for business disruption measures (including blocking) where appropriate.</p><p>
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