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FFO says UK court lets Ofcom demand data before deciding its use

Foundation for Freedom Online says the UK High Court's 30 October ruling gives Ofcom sweeping power to demand years of platform moderation data from Meta, WhatsApp, TikTok and X under the Online Safety Act without a specific inquiry in mind.

Reported Opinion Abroad AI-drafted Foundation for Freedom Online analysis, 7 November 2026

What the source does not establish. Does not establish any EU-wide sovereignty position, a specific Ofcom enforcement action, or the ruling's outcome on appeal; the view and framing are FFO's own.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. opinion moves no question; FFO argues Ofcom's data power is unbound by a named investigation. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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