TECH FIRMS AND PLATFORMS SIGN UK ONLINE FRAUD CHARTER
December 28th, 2023
The world’s leading platforms and tech firms have pledged to tackle scams targeting their UK users by acting on a series of commitments within six months under a 30 November Online Fraud Charter (1). Trade association techUK, Google and Microsoft, online sellers Amazon and Ebay, Match Group, which owns dating sites including Tinder and Hinge, plus social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Snap, TikTok, X and YouTube, have all joined the Government in signing up to the world-first voluntary charter. Signatories have committed not only to clamp down ...
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