Articles tagged with: online harms bill

02 Feb 2023 Culture

We can no longer support the Online Safety Bill

Around the world, children are being exposed to violent and inappropriate content online with sometimes devastating results.

17 Jan 2023 Culture

The Online Safety Bill must be strengthened to protect women and girls from online Wild West

Almost every woman I know has experienced some form of harassment online.

Working together to tackle the causes, not just the consequences, of fraud

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20 Apr 2022 Education

Working together to tackle the causes, not just the consequences, of fraud

In the three minutes it will take you to read this article, another £1,500 will have been stolen by fraudsters.

Glaring loophole in Online Safety Bill must be closed to ensure victims get the protection they need from scams

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19 Apr 2022 Education

Glaring loophole in Online Safety Bill must be closed to ensure victims get the protection they need from scams

Britain is in the grip of a fraud epidemic. Fraud is easily the most common type of crime and last year represented almost two in five of all reported crime incidents. That’s more than theft, violent and knife crime combined.

22 Nov 2021 Economy

Social war: Will the Online Safety Bill keep us safe?

From Myspace to the Metaverse, our online space has changed dramatically over the last two decades – and now legislation is having to play catch up. Georgina Bailey reports on whether the much-heralded Online Safety Bill can bring about the changes needed.

16 Nov 2021 Social affairs

Is ending anonymity the price to pay for online safety?

Home Secretary Priti Patel’s suggestion that the government could look at restricting online anonymity in the wake of the killing of veteran Conservative MP Sir David Amess highlights the difficult balance lawmakers must strike in regulating powerful social media companies to reduce online harm while protecting those who need to hide their identity to speak truth to power.

25 Oct 2021 Social affairs

Facebook Whistleblower Warns MPs Political Unrest Organised On Social Media Is Just The "Opening Chapter"

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has warned that events like the Capitol Riots and ethinic violence in Ethiopia are just “opening chapters” to worse events if social media companies are left unchecked.

17 Aug 2021 Home affairs

Misogynistic incel culture must be treated as violent extremism

Responsibility must be placed on online platforms to prevent this toxic ideology from gaining credence and indoctrinating more young men.

15 Jun 2021 Culture

Government must implement pornography safeguards

Failure to implement Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act will cause more harm to our most vulnerable citizens, children, and compound degrading attitudes towards women and girls.

06 Apr 2021 Culture

Government can’t tackle online harm without cracking down on online scams

Failing to tackle online scams in the Online Harms Bill makes a mockery of the government's promise to create world-leading online protections and will hit vulnerable people hardest.

11 Jan 2021 Home affairs

The violence in Washington shows the government must bring tech giants into line

Government must hold online platforms accountable for the content their algorithms promote and empower citizens to assert their rights online. This would support our democracy instead of undermining it.

18 Dec 2020 Culture

Government must close legislative loopholes in the Online Harms Bill

The government needs to back up regulation with criminal charges for companies which flout the law, as well as extending legislation to cover scams which disproportionately affect the most vulnerable people

18 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Anti-vaccination disinformation is harmful and must be addressed in the government’s Online Harms Bill

We need social media companies to work proactively to identify and remove harmful disinformation, including anti-vaccine conspiracy theories - not shirk this responsibility.

16 Nov 2020 Home affairs

A public regulator and tough new standards are crucial to ensuring the internet is safe for everyone

Social media and internet companies have repeatedly failed to recognise, let alone get to grips with extremism on their platforms. Future regulation must ensure they are not allowed to use ‘grey zone’ excuses to justify inaction.

It is completely unfathomable to further delay age verification protection for children online

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02 Sep 2020 Social affairs

It is completely unfathomable to further delay age verification protection for children online

This autumn term provides the first real opportunity for MPs to call the Government to account and press them to implement Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act.

21 Aug 2020 Culture

Left largely under-regulated, the internet is the ‘wild west’ of modern life

The Online Harms Bill will set standards for illegal content and another for 'potentially harmful content', a radical step towards regulating the spread of disinformation and abuse on the internet.

27 Jul 2020 Culture

Labour demands social media crackdown after anti-semitic Tweets by grime star Wiley

Labour is urging the Government to confront “hate speech” on social media after grime star Wiley posted a string of anti-semitic tweets.