As per a report by Business News, the High Court in London on October 30 refused permission for judicial review claims by Meta, TikTok and X against information notices that Ofcom issued in February 2026 under the Online Safety Act, in a judgment by Lord Justice Singh and Justice Collins Rice. Global Banking & Finance reports that the notices sought detailed content-moderation metrics, including how many posts were removed or had their visibility restricted and how many users were exposed to harmful content. The companies argued, largely, that Ofcom had unlawfully circumvented the Act's specific transparency framework. Business News reports that the judges found Ofcom's powers served a distinct regulatory purpose and that the individual notices did not trigger the threshold for an overarching impact assessment.

At the hearing, which opened on October 5, AI Weekly reported that Meta said Ofcom had sought "wide-ranging and granular information" about seven of its services without a clearly defined regulatory purpose, that X called the demand "the most burdensome information request X has received from any regulator in any jurisdiction," and that TikTok argued Ofcom had bypassed an alternative monitoring system with specific protective measures. Business News quotes Ofcom as saying that gathering information from companies is "fundamental to our ability to do our job of assessing compliance," and quotes Meta as saying that information-gathering of this scale "goes beyond what is necessary or proportionate." TikTok said it is considering the judgment. The reports do not say whether any company will appeal.