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UK government denies fresh delay to Online Safety Bill will derail it • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on October 27, 2022Posted in digital regulation, Government & Policy, Michelle Donelan, online child safety, Online Safety BillNo Comments

The UK government has denied a fresh parliamentary delay to the Online Safety Bill will delay the legislation’s passage. The legislation is a core plank of the government’s 2019 manifesto promise to make the UK the safest place in the world to go online, introducing a regime ministers want to will drive a new era […]

Coroner’s report into UK schoolgirl’s suicide urges social media regulation • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on October 14, 2022Posted in Government & Policy, Instagram, molly russell coroner's report, Online Safety Bill, Pinterest, Social, social media regulationNo Comments

A ‘Prevention of Future Deaths’ report following a U.K. coroner’s inquest into the suicide of British schoolgirl, Molly Russell, who killed herself almost five years ago after viewing content on social media websites that promoted self harm, has recommended the government looks at requiring age verification on sign-up to social platforms to ensure the separation […]