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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) by Reziac on Saturday May 26 2018, @03:37AM (2 children)
And enforced the same way as they enforce.... oh, say, their handling of gadflies like Tommy Robinson.
You too could be jailed for reposting wrongthink.
[If you haven't heard, Tommy was arrested and imprisoned today for merely repeating the wrong published news story.]
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 26 2018, @05:57PM
No, he was jailed for contempt of court and breaching his probation conditions. He was previously arrested and convicted for "interviewing" (harassing) Muslim defendants outside court, the idiot knew exactly what he was doing.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 26 2018, @11:21PM
I've read up more on this, the court hearing he was arrested at was a sentencing so there was no risk of prejudicing the jury. I believe the arrest for breaching the peace was a wrongful arrest.