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FA, Premier League and EFL welcome tougher legislation to tackle online abuse

The introduction of tougher legislation to tackle online abuse in the sport has been welcomed by the Football Association, Premier League, English Football League and Kick It Out. The Online Safety Bill is scheduled to have its second reading in the ...

18 Apr 2022 at 21:25

Football

The FA welcomes introduction of tougher legislation to tackle online abuse

The Football Association has welcomed the introduction of tougher legislation to tackle online abuse in the game. The Online Safety Bill is scheduled to have its second reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday. “Online abuse is a serious issue in ...

18 Apr 2022 at 20:25

Updated Online Safety Bill will be ‘world-leading’, Culture Secretary says

The updated Online Safety Bill will make the UK “the safest place in the world for our children to go online” while also protecting free speech, the Culture Secretary said ahead of the publication of the revamped Bill. Set to be published and ...

16 Mar 2022 at 14:25

New Ofcom chief Lord Grade defends branding BBC licence fee ‘regressive’

Newly-announced Ofcom chairman Lord Michael Grade has said he believes describing the BBC licence fee as “regressive” is not an opinion but a “statement of fact”. The 79-year-old Conservative peer, who has held senior positions at all three ...

31 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Musk description of free speech criticised as Twitter takeover fallout continues

Elon Musk’s message that free speech on Twitter should mean allowing any content that is legal has been dismissed as too simplistic as the backlash to his takeover of the social media platform continues. After concerns were raised in some ...

27 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Online Safety Bill updated to target anonymous accounts

Social media platforms will be legally required to give users the power to block unverified users and opt out of seeing legal but harmful content under new online safety laws, the Government has announced. In an update to the Draft ...

25 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Whistleblower says online bill must include tool that forces Facebook to publish data

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Whistleblower says Bill must include tool that forces Facebook to publish data

Ireland’s Online Safety Bill must include mechanisms that forces Facebook to publish data and increase transparency, a Facebook whistleblower has told an Oireachtas committee. Frances Haugen said the Bill should include forced ...

24 Feb 2022 at 15:33

Online Safety Bill to be strengthened with more offences brought into scope

The Online Safety Bill has been strengthened with the addition of a number of new criminal offences to force social media firms to act on illegal content more quickly, the Government announced. Culture Secretary Nadine ...

04 Feb 2022 at 23:55

City

Government not prioritising economic fraud, MPs warn

The Government must do more to prioritise economic crime and explain why legislation is being delayed, according to an influential group of MPs. The Treasury Select Committee said in a fresh report that ministers ...

02 Feb 2022 at 02:25

Michael Gove meets developers over funding for cladding work

Communities Secretary Michael Gove is meeting with developers on Thursday to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) said. Mr Gove is ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Illegal and harmful content could evade new online safety laws, MPs warn

The Government’s draft Online Safety Bill would fail to prevent the sharing of the most “insidious” images of child abuse and violence against women and girls, a new report from MPs has warned. The House ...

24 Jan 2022 at 04:25

Michael Gove meets developers to discuss funding for cladding work

Communities Secretary Michael Gove has met developers to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) ...

20 Jan 2022 at 19:55

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