英国高等法院将于周二举行听证会，审理Meta（拥有Facebook和Instagram的科技巨头）因英国《在线安全法》引入的费用及潜在罚款所提出的挑战。
A UK High Court will hold a hearing Tuesday on a challenge brought by Meta, the tech giant that owns Facebook and Instagram, over fees and potential fines introduced under the country's Online Safety Act.
Meta正在高等法院对英国通信监管机构Ofcom提出诉讼，称其行为非法，具体涉及该法案引入的“符合条件的全球收入”定义。
Meta is challenging Ofcom in the High Court, claiming that the UK media regulator acted unlawfully, specifically regarding their definition of "qualifying worldwide revenue," which is introduced under the act.
该法案去年生效，旨在防范有害在线内容，Ofcom开展在线安全工作的运营成本由科技公司承担。
The law, which came into force last year, introduced protections against harmful online content, with Ofcom's operating costs for carrying out its online safety work funded by tech firms.
2025年9月引入的规定显示，费用将基于公司的符合条件的全球收入计算，适用于年收入超过2.5亿英镑的企业。
Under regulations introduced in September 2025, the fees are based on a company's qualifying worldwide revenue and apply to firms earning more than £250 million a year.
Meta明确主张Ofcom的计算方法比例失调且非法，而Ofcom表示将“坚决捍卫”其立场。
Meta explicitly argues that Ofcom's calculation methods are disproportionate and unlawful, while Ofcom said it would "robustly defend" its position.
BBC曾在5月报道，代表Meta的律师称该规定应由监管机构重新审议。
The BBC reported in May that lawyers acting for Meta argued that the regulations should be reconsidered by the regulator.
代表科技巨头的资深大律师Monica Carss-Frisk KC在法庭文件中表示，Ofcom的做法“令人担忧”，导致“少数公司如Meta承担了Ofcom绝大部分成本”，尽管该法案明确表示其关注英国提供的广泛互联网服务。
Monica Carss-Frisk KC, for the tech giant, has said in court documents that Ofcom's approach is "troubling" and leads to "a handful of companies such as Meta bearing the vast majority of Ofcom's costs, despite the act making clear that it is concerned with a wide range of internet services offered in the UK.”
根据《在线安全法》，若企业被认定违反安全规则，可能面临最高相当于其符合条件的全球收入10%或1800万美元（约合2370万美元）的罚款，以较高者为准。
Under the Online Safety Act, firms found to have breached safety rules can face fines of up to 10% of qualifying worldwide revenue or £18 million ($23.7 million), whichever is greater.
与此同时，该监管机构的一位高级主管今年早些时候在上议院一个委员会前表示，Ofcom正“处于高度诉讼环境”中，包括面临Meta的两起诉讼以及“一揽子服务”发起的司法审查，这些服务试图阻止Ofcom收集数据。
Meanwhile, a senior director at the regulator told a committee in the House of Lords earlier this year that Ofcom was "operating in a highly litigious environment," including facing two actions by Meta and others from "a raft of services" bringing judicial reviews against the body for trying to collect data.
“我们绝对希望以我们所能的最佳方式推动变革，” Ofcom 在线安全事务集团总监奥利弗·格里菲斯在同僚们听取关于《在线安全法》证据时表示。
"We absolutely are looking to drive change in the best way we can," Oliver Griffiths, the Ofcom group director for online safety, told peers hearing evidence about the Online Safety Act.