The Government suggested there was more that could be done to ensure social media sites are properly policed
The Prime Minister said social media bosses should ‘be mindful’ of their responsibility in keeping people safe Mayor of London Sadiq Khan was among those calling for reform, saying recent events have shown regulations due to come into force under the new Online Safety Act are “not fit for purpose”.in both fuelling disinformation about the alleged Southport knife attacker and in creating a platform where people were able to incite violence and hate.
After this point, firms could face fines for not doing enough to police illegal content on their sites and protect children from dangerous posts.This could provide an area for the Labour Government to look again at if social media firms are not felt to be tackling the issue of misinformation themselves.
He added: “We also have to be very, very careful that we don’t turn into an oppressive police state.” The Trade Union Congress has also been in talks with the Government about its own educational programmes designed to combat this,Kudsia Batool, head of equalities, international and strategic governance for the TUC, said the Tory government had “under-invested in public services, schools, hospitals and policing” and focused on migrants to “distract from these failures”.
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