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New laws will be introduced to tackle the internet's "wild west" that will make Britain the "safest place in the world" to be online, the culture secretary has said.
Social media companies have already taken some positive steps to protect users, but the performance of the industry overall has been mixed, according to Matt Hancock.
The government outlined proposals last year to impose an industry-wide levy on social media firms like Facebook and Twitter to fund measures to tackle online harm. It is understood the move will be subject to a further round of consultation with the sector and charities before any decision is made on pushing ahead.
A new code of practice to tackle bullying, intimidating or humiliating online content and a regular internet safety transparency report to keep tabs on online abuse could be included in new legislation.
Right, show of hands, who thinks we should move our servers to the UK and stop saying mean things to each other?
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 25 2018, @05:10AM (8 children)
Seriously, the UK is off the scale with respect to being a nanny state / police state.
It's beyond sad that people in the UK are ( apparently ) swallowing down all the police state measures without even trying to prevent such things.
I guess that's why they call themselves SUBJECTS instead of CITIZENS.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 25 2018, @05:18AM (3 children)
Would you please think of the children!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 25 2018, @05:28AM
That's just about the biggest point you must NOT do, according to them. Except TV personalities in their offices.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 25 2018, @09:49AM
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/487664/MPs-paedophiles-Theresa-May-David-Cameron-British-Parliament-lost-dossierhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_paedophile_dossier [express.co.uk]
https://timetostartcaring.com/a-list-of-members-of-parliament-convicted-of-sex-offences/ [timetostartcaring.com]
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-sexual-assault-is-parliament-thrives-mps-politicians-a8024026.html [independent.co.uk]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Inquiry_into_Child_Sexual_Abuse [wikipedia.org]
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-28189858 [bbc.com]
Really, the last people you want thinking of the children are british politicians.
I can't find the original story, but a social worker and a politician had been following these allegations since the 1980s, the social worker losing her job over it and the policeman being 'reassigned' with a stern warning not to investigate further. MI5 was complacent in it because the evidence provided them with leverage for beneficial bills when they needed political 'swing votes'.
This is why incumbent politicians and politically/financially connected individuals are so dangerous.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday May 25 2018, @10:41AM
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding!
HOW can you have any pudding if you DON'T eat your meat!
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by driverless on Friday May 25 2018, @12:38PM (1 child)
Dammit, he left out the drug dealers! Three of the four horsemen listed as required, but what about the mention of drug dealers? How does he expect to get this legislation enacted if all four horsemen aren't dutifully brought up?
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday May 25 2018, @05:33PM
"Drug dealers" are merging with "Criminals", in order to leave a horse to "Unsolicited Sexual Actions".
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday May 25 2018, @05:59PM (1 child)
Is there an actual policy proposal you're opposed to or are they supposed to just ignore security on the internet?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 26 2018, @07:03AM
Not that person, but that. I don't trust the government to handle any of these things, and certainly not a government like the UK's which is known for its abysmal censorship practices. I am 100% opposed to government censorship.