The public deserves protection from social media giants’ greed
No single law will fix all of the internet's problems, but the Online Safety Bill will truly hold Big Tech…
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Online abusers and trolls could be jailed for five years
Criminal offences have been added to the Online Safety Bill to punish those who deliberately share threatening and harmful messages.
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We must clamp down on intolerable online behaviour
Cross-party MPs are working together to finally hold social media companies to account through the Online Safety Bill.
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Chris Philp: Social media advertising is a problem that needs fixing
Two-thirds of influencers’ ads on Instagram are not clearly labelled – regulation must keep up, says the tech minister.
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Now is the time to make sure technology benefits the whole of society
Governments need to wake up to the fact that the responsibility for using tech rests with them.
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Social media giants urged to pay the public back for scams
The DCMS select committee is calling on Big Tech platforms to compensate people who have been tricked by fake advertising.
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Cyber-flashing is sexual harassment and must be made illegal, demand MPs
Government is being urged to make sending unsolicited sexual images a crime as ministers revise the Online Safety Bill.
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