Online Harms White Paper: full government response to the consultation https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/online-harms-white-paper
Online Harms White Paper

The Online Harms White Paper sets out the government’s plans for a world-leading package of measures to keep UK users safe online.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/online-harms-white-paper
“The full government response confirms that @Ofcom will be named as the regulator in legislation, and sets out the intended policy position.”
"This response to the Online Harms White Paper sets out plans for a new duty of care to make companies take responsibility for the safety of their users."
"The legislation will define what harmful content will be in scope. Principally, this legislation will tackle illegal activity taking place online and prevent children from being exposed to inappropriate material."
"But the legislation will also address other types of harm that spread online — from dangerous misinformation spreading lies about vaccines to destructive pro-anorexia content." <— hmmmmmm! (quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
Good thread here: https://twitter.com/willperrin/status/1338829210748657664
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