PIMFA and IA part of coalition calling for inclusion of paid-for online advertising in Online Safety Bill

More than £2.3bn lost in a year to scams

Pedro Gonçalves
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A coalition of consumer groups, charities and financial services industry bodies is renewing its call for the government to include paid-for online adverts within the scope of the Online Safety Bill, ahead of it being presented for pre-legislative scrutiny.

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