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TechScape: what to expect from the online safety bill

TechScape: what to expect from the online safety bill


TechScape: what to expect from the online safety bill
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Quick primer: the bill covers tech firms that allow users to post their own content or to interact with one another. So that means big fish such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat have to obey it but also commercial pornography sites like OnlyFans. Search engines such as Google are also included.

Tackling anonymous abuseFormer Manchester United and Leeds footballer Rio Ferdinand spoke scathingly about the failure to deal with anonymous abuse during his appearance in September. A total ban on anonymous social media accounts and posts is not coming but expect some form of action. A recent opinion poll found that of those who had suffered online abuse, 72% of it was from anonymous accounts.

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