The Online Safety Bill is finally law – it says a lot about our broken politics
Six years of debate have resulted in a job half done that fully tackles neither online harm nor invasion of privacy.
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Kieren McCarthy
Kieren McCarthy is the executive director of the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR).
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The Online Safety Bill will set the foundation for future regulation
It’s time to make this bill law and get on with the job of making online life safer.
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America acts while the UK’s Online Safety Bill remains in legal limbo
The impact of California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act will stretch far beyond the US west coast.
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The best defence against online child abuse isn’t legislation – it’s education
With “self-generated” imagery being a growing problem, the Online Safety Bill urgently needs to include sex education.
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Why we need a Children’s Online Safety Bill
There is an obvious solution to regulating the internet – put young people first.
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