Britain plans social media regulation to battle harmful content


  • TECH
  • Monday, 08 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO: Facebook logo is reflected in glasses in this picture illustration taken April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

LONDON: Britain proposed new online safety laws on April 8 that would slap penalties on social media companies and technology firms if they fail to protect users from harmful content. 

Easy access to damaging material, particularly among young people, has caused growing concern worldwide and came into the spotlight in Britain after the death of 14-year-old schoolgirl Molly Russell, which her parents said came after she had viewed online material on depression and suicide. 

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