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<p>Ofcom will have regular discussions with firms within its regulatory remit, details
of those meetings are a matter for Ofcom as the independent regulator.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom will have responsibility for regulating
in-scope companies to ensure they are effectively taking action against illegal disinformation
online and disinformation which intersects with the Act’s named categories of harmful
content to children. These duties will come into force once Ofcom has completed its
consultation and publication of the relevant Codes of Practice.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The
Act also updates Ofcom’s statutory media literacy duty to require it to take tangible
steps to prioritise the public's awareness of and resilience to misinformation and
disinformation online. These duties are already in force.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It
is a matter for Ofcom to decide what information to publish in the discharge of its
regulatory responsibilities.</p>
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