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  "id": 12354886,
  "title": "The UK's Ofcom opens an OSA probe into Meta over Instagram Instants, launched in May; Meta says it \"briefed Ofcom about this feature on a number of occasions\" (Reuters)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/the-uks-ofcom-opens-an-osa-probe-into-meta-over-instagram-instants",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/uk-probes-meta-over-safety-risks-of-instagram-instants-feature-2026-10-06/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Britain's communications regulator said on Tuesday it has opened an investigation into whether Meta Platforms (META.O) …",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Meta, TikTok, and X challenge UK's Ofcom over the amount of info it is demanding under the Online Safety Act, saying it creates unprecedented regulatory burdens (Paul Sandle/Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/meta-tiktok-and-x-challenge-uks-ofcom-over-the-amount-of-info-it-is",
        "published": "2026-10-05T15:35:55.000Z"
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