UK’s Online Safety Bill nears completion: What it means for internet oversight
23 January 2023 |
7:39 am
This week, the UK's seminal piece of internet regulation, the Online Safety Bill, moved from the House of Commons to the House of Lords after being amended. It now includes a provision threatening tech bosses with two years in prison if they don't keep children safe online.
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