The new legislation, known as the Online Safety Bill, will be enforced by communications regulator Ofcom, which will have the power to require British internet providers to block access to offending websites, as well as fine the websites' operators.
As part of the broader proposals, this list will be extended to cover sexual images posted without the participants’ consent, hate crimes, fraud, drug dealing, illegal weapon sales, promotion of suicide, people smuggling and sexual exploitation. “Companies must continue to take responsibility for stopping harmful material on their platforms. These new measures will make it easier and quicker to crack down on offenders and hold social media companies to account,” Interior Minister Priti Patel said.
The draft bill was scrutinised by parliament committees in 2021 and is due to be put to parliament for a vote this year.
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