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• @ofcom @ofcom on x

  The Government has appointed Ofcom as the regulator for online harms in the UK. Next year, we'll set our initial thinking on our approach to this new role. But for now, this article can help to answer your questions about what this could mean in future: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/.…

• @stoatlyl @stoatlyl on x

  How will you do this @Ofcom when you think that women & @ALLIANCELGB are hateful for standing for the rights of women & children & the rights of lesbians, gays & bis? How the hell will you protect us? How will you stop the grooming of young non conforming children & adolescents? …

• @huddlestonnigel Nigel Huddleston MP on x

  NEWS: We will legislate to tackle #onlineharms 🔵 Tech firms will have a legal ‘duty of care’ to users 🟣 Ofcom to get tough new enforcement powers 🟡 Platforms will need to protect users from a range of harms from terrorism to self-harm content https://www.gov.uk/... https://twitte…

• @dcms @dcms on x

  New #OnlineHarms laws will protect children and adults alike from despicable internet content — from hate speech and posts promoting self harm to terrorist propaganda. Read more: https://www.gov.uk/... https://twitter.com/...

• @jimkillock Jim Killock on x

  Bland, bureaucratic, dangers to free speech: • Ofcom will be the Internet Speech Regulator. • Speech that poses unspecified risks will be removed • Not mentioned here, but apparently private messages in scope, and message encryption under attack https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

• @neil_neilzone Neil Brown on x

  I, for one, look forward to helping companies ensure that theirs terms and conditions are “robust”. I don't know what that means, as it's not a legal term, but it sounds fun.

• @dcms @dcms on x

  We're helping to keep you #SafeOnline. Our new #OnlineHarms laws will mean all websites must tackle illegal content like child abuse imagery, while tech giants must also protect users from harmful posts such as those promoting eating disorders. Read: https://www.gov.uk/... https:…

• @oliverdowden Oliver Dowden on x

  At its heart, our approach on #OnlineHarms is a simple one 👇 @DCMS @ukhomeoffice https://twitter.com/...

• @jamesrbuk James Ball on x

  There's a lot in here which seems like it's there to make these rules looks *really, really tough*. But also a lot left vague. Which does mean there's a risk that the rules could manage the rare double whammy of being both draconian and ineffective. https://www.theguardian.com/ .…

• @oliverdowden Oliver Dowden on x

  NEWS: Today we announce we will legislate to tackle #onlineharms 🔵 Tech firms will have a legal ‘duty of care’ to users 🟣 Ofcom to get tough new enforcement powers 🟡 Platforms will need to protect users from a range of harms from terrorism to self-harm content

• @neil_neilzone Neil Brown on x

  On a *very* quick skim of the online harms response, it's big (well, sort of) on ideas, and less so on how on earth it's actually going to work for any of the obliged companies.

• @hadas_gold Hadas Gold on x

  These proposals are a loooonng time coming - Tech companies face multibillion-pound UK fines over harmful content https://www.ft.com/...