28 February 2022
Online Safety Bill
Social media users will have more control over what they see online and who can interact with them as the government steps up the fight against anonymous trolls.
The draft online safety bill would not stop the sharing of "insidious" images of child abuse and violence against women and girls, MPs have said.
The Commons culture committee warned the government its proposed legislation is not clear or robust enough.
Content which is currently technically legal, such as deepfake pornography, still needs addressing, they said.
A report from a joint committee of MPs and Lords recommending what should be included in the Online Safety Bill is due in the next few days.
The landmark legislation is one of the first attempts to lay down in law a set of rules about how online platforms should deal with content.
Its remit is huge - too wide for some. But others say it doesn't go far enough.
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