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posted by chromas on Monday April 08 2019, @10:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the federal-zucc dept.

UK will hold social networks accountable for harmful content

The UK government plans to penalize tech companies like Facebook and Google that fail to curb the spread of harmful content on their platforms. As promised, the country is seeking to empower an independent regulator to enforce the rules which target violent material, posts encouraging suicide, disinformation, cyber-bullying, and child exploitation. Over the coming weeks, the government will consult on the types of punishments available to the new watchdog, including fines, blocking access to sites, and holding senior members of tech companies accountable for their failures.

Both Facebook and Google have previously denied responsibility for the content published on their sites, evoking the communications act in the US to overcome lawsuits accusing them of enabling terrorism and spreading extremist views. But calls for big tech to be regulated have grown in recent years following a spate of controversial incidents, the most recent of which was the live-streaming of the mass shooting in New Zealand on Facebook.

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 08 2019, @10:24PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 08 2019, @10:24PM (#826404)

    That should lead to interesting diplomatic discussions.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by c0lo on Monday April 08 2019, @11:19PM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 08 2019, @11:19PM (#826424) Journal

    That should lead to interesting diplomatic discussions.

    Not on Twitter.

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    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday April 09 2019, @03:07PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday April 09 2019, @03:07PM (#826803) Journal

      If the UK stops Trump from playing with his tweeter, then Trump will issue an executive order to dissolve the EU. That will really get back at the UK! So there!

      Whether the order is signed before or after we know what happens with Brexit remains unclear.

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