UK court rejects Meta, TikTok and X’s online safety data challenge
The ruling leaves Ofcom’s demands for figures on content removal, restricted visibility and exposure to harmful content in place.
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The ruling leaves Ofcom’s demands for figures on content removal, restricted visibility and exposure to harmful content in place.
London’s High Court rejected Meta, TikTok and X’s challenge to Ofcom’s information notices on October 30, 2026, leaving the UK regulator’s demands for online safety data in place.
CNA said Ofcom’s February 2026 notices sought detailed figures on how the companies manage content: how many posts they removed or made less visible, and how many users encountered harmful material.
Ofcom has been gradually implementing the 2023 Online Safety Act. The law sets tougher standards for platforms with the aim of protecting children from harmful and illegal content.
Meta, TikTok and X argued that the notices imposed unprecedented regulatory burdens. Their legal arguments largely alleged that Ofcom had unlawfully bypassed the Act’s specific framework for transparency.
City AM said the court refused permission for the companies’ judicial-review claims—their attempt to challenge the lawfulness of Ofcom’s actions. The judges found that Ofcom’s information-gathering powers served a distinct regulatory purpose and that the individual notices did not trigger a legal requirement for an overall impact assessment.
Ofcom welcomed the decision. It said gathering information from companies was fundamental to assessing whether they comply with their legal duties, and that it would continue using its powers to improve online safety for people in the UK.
Under the Act, non-compliant platforms can face fines of up to £18 million or 10% of their qualifying global annual turnover, whichever is higher.
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Meta also appeared in the High Court earlier in October 2026 in separate litigation over how Ofcom calculates fees and fines. In that case, Meta argued that the regulator’s methods were disproportionate and unlawful.
Responding to the information-notices ruling, Meta said it was disappointed and considered information-gathering on this scale unnecessary or disproportionate. It said it remained committed to working with Ofcom and was reviewing the judgment in full. TikTok said it was considering the judgment.
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