Britain plans social media regulation to battle harmful content

By Paul Sandle , Elizabeth Piper on Apr 8, 2019 10:57AM

Fines, site blocking proposed.

Britain proposed new online safety laws on Monday that would slap penalties on social media companies and technology firms if they fail to protect their users from harmful content. Easy access to damaging material particularly among young people has caused growing concern worldwide and came into ...

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