Officials inside government are having to work to identify inciteful content allowed to spread on social media, i understands
By Chloe Chaplain and Richard Vaughan The Online Safety Act was passed into law earlier this year but new powers forcing social media companies to crack down on what is shared will be enforced following a period of consultation. There will be an expectation on tech companies to deal with a groundswell of misinformation linked to an event, such as the Southport stabbings, with pressure on them to take down posts.
“Shared intelligence, wider deployment of facial recognition technology and preventative action, criminal behaviour orders to restrict their movements, before they can even board a train. In just the same way that we do with football hooligans.' He added: 'In relation to preventative measures.
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