UK proposes plans to put media regulator Ofcom in charge of regulating social media, with a focus on removing illegal content and minimizing “harmful” content
Ministers unveil plans to block harmful content, while guaranteeing free speech — Ofcom will be put in charge …
Related Coverage
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- Online Harms White Paper - Initial consultation response GOV.UK
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- Ofcom response to Government announcement on online harms regulation Ofcom
- UK government wants Ofcom to police social media BetaNews · Mark Wyciślik-Wilson
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- UK government to give Ofcom power to police what is posted on the internet The Independent · Andrew Griffin
- Ofcom set for new powers to regulate harmful social media content Sky News · Aubrey Allegretti
- UK's media regulator will force social media firms to remove harmful content Neowin · Paul Hill
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- UK wants telecoms regulator to police social media companies Engadget · Nick Summers
- UK watchdog to hold social media companies to account over harmful content Mashable · Shannon Connellan
Discussion
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@markscott82
Mark Scott
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More bark than bite: UK backs new regulatory powers to rein in Big Tech — but punts all the hard decisions to either the companies or to later in the year https://www.politico.eu/... https://twitter.com/...
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@iconews
ICO
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You can read our full statement regarding the government's initial response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation. See here: https://ico.org.uk/... https://twitter.com/...
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@labourpress
@labourpress
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“It's shameful that nearly a year after the White Paper, three years after its promise to legislate on online harms... all the Government has to show us is an ‘initial consultation response.’” - @TracyBrabin https://labour.org.uk/...
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@bbcr4today
@bbcr4today
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Ofcom is expected to become Britain's first internet watchdog. Andy Burrows of @NSPCC says they hope the regulator will have a “stringent package of enforcement measures” including criminal charges and the UK could set the “global standard”. Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/... h…
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@annelongfield
Anne Longfield
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The welcome steps that we have strongly argued for to hold companies to account for harmful content with a duty to minimise risks to users. Children are growing up in a digital world that has enormous power in their lives. With power comes responsibility. https://www.bbc.co.uk/..…
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@hadas_gold
Hadas Gold
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This new announcement that the UK gov is minded to appoint media regulator OfCom as the regulator to police platforms on ‘online harms’ seems to be lacking teeth of any kind. https://www.gov.uk/...