FILE - In this April 18, 2017 file photo, conference workers speak in front of a demo booth at Facebook's annual F8 developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. The U.K. for the first time on Monday April 8, 2019, proposed direct regulation of social media companies, with senior executives potentially facing fines if they fail to block damaging content such as terrorist propaganda or images of child abuse. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
LONDON: Britain will make social media bosses personally liable for harmful content and shut down offending platforms under a government action plan published April 8 – the first of its kind anywhere.
The long-delayed and eagerly anticipated proposals lay the groundwork for legislation that could be passed in the coming months.
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