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X has pledged to review UK reports of suspected illegal hate and terrorist content within 24 hours on average, under commitments accepted by Ofcom. The Elon Musk-owned company said this would apply to content flagged through its illegal content reporting tool. The BBC has contacted X for comment. The announcement follows the launch of an Ofcom compliance programme in December, assessing whether the biggest social media companies have adequate systems and processes for dealing with reports of illegal hate and terror material.

The UK's telecoms regulator has named and shamed the companies it receives the most customer complaints about, with certain brands cropping up more than others. EE, TalkTalk, and Vodafone generated the most vitriol about fixed broadband, according to Ofcom. For landlines it was TalkTalk, Sky Mobile got the most for pay-monthly mobile, and EE again topped pay TV. This covers complaints to the authority during the quarter from July to September last year (Q3 2025), relative to the size of the telecom operators' customer bases.

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Ofcom noted that in its view, CSAM does include "AI-generated imagery, deepfakes and other manipulated media," which "would fall under the category of a 'pseudo-photograph.' As Ofcom explained, "If the impression conveyed by a pseudo-photograph is that the person shown is a child, then the photo should be treated as showing a child." Similarly, "manipulated images and videos such as deepfakes should be considered within the scope" of intimate image abuse, Ofcom said.

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On Saturday Vylan chanted 'free, free Palestine' and 'death to the IDF', which was broadcast live on the BBC.

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